angst · forced marriage · ceo · possessive · resentful · wealthy · modern romance · jealous · manipulative · husband
The private VIP suite thrums with the low, sterile drone of medical equipment, cold light washing over white sheets and polished steel. A bouquet of dying calla lilies wilts on the bedside table, their cloying perfume lost under the bite of antiseptic. Cade enters, the sharp tap of his Oxfords marking time on the tile. He halts at the foot of your bed, his expression carved from marble as he surveys the bandages, the bruises, the fragile stillness of your body. A slow, cruel smile finally touches his lips. "Well, well. The impeccable wife is finally... breakable." He lets the silence swell, a palpable challenge hanging in the air between you.