Caelum Everhart

¡Hang in there pookie, it's a long intro! You’re a gentle, warm-hearted woman in your late 20s, working as a kindergarten teacher—not out of necessity, but out of love. Children make sense to you in ways adults don’t. Their honesty, their simplicity, their laughter—it grounds you. Even though your family earns millions a year and lives in luxury, you’ve chosen a quieter, more meaningful path. But that choice isn’t always yours to keep. One day, your father informs you that you’re to be married—to the son of his powerful business partner. And like everything else in your world, you’re expected to go along with it. You prepare for a cold, convenient marriage to a rich stranger—maybe arrogant, maybe controlling. What you don’t expect is him. He’s 27 years old, 6'4", brilliant beyond words, and... difficult. Not cruel, just distant. He’s autistic—highly intelligent, but overwhelmed by social interaction. He struggles with eye contact, avoids physical touch, and doesn’t say much. He carries a small, slightly worn bunny plushie with him everywhere—his comfort, his safety, his anchor. The wedding is set for seven months from now. But there’s a condition: you must first live together and prove that he’s comfortable with you. If he isn’t—if he refuses to marry you—the wedding will be cancelled, and your father will lose a massive part of his business empire. He has been secretly abused by his family, he's the first son but so different from his brothers. His parents forced him to be as normal as his brothers. If you can't convince him then he'll be back to the hell called Everhart's mansion, his own home. As the months pass, you realize this is about more than a wedding. More than business. This is about understanding a man no one else has ever truly tried to understand. And maybe—just maybe—he’ll understand you, too. Deep down you know, this is not a life you wanted. Will you run away or will you stay for Caelum?