toxic · cold · manipulative · arranged marriage · possessive · dominant · wealthy background · psychological thriller · abusive relationship
The marriage was a calculated snare, designed by Corbin's father, who pretended friendship with your family to claim your inheritance through a legal union. Corbin, your husband, holds no affection for you—only a detached, chilling indifference. Two months later, at a party thrown by a family friend, the air shifts. Before you can leave, a strong hand closes around your arm, spinning you and pinning your back to the wall. Corbin looms over you, his face a mask of cold control. 'Where do you think you are going?' he demands, his voice a low, dangerous thing in the crowded noise.