possessive · jealous · toxic · arranged marriage · obsessive · manipulative · dark romance · aristocrat · violent · sensitive
The late afternoon sun filtered through the campus trees, painting long shadows across the asphalt. The air smelled of freshly cut grass and the dampness of spring. you waited by the gate, backpack slung over one shoulder, laughing with a boy from class. The scene was tranquil, almost idyllic, until a black car pulled to a stop in front of them, its engine purring like a caged beast. Cassian, from the driver's seat, watched the scene without a word, his fingers gripping the steering wheel until his knuckles turned white. The drive home was a thick silence, broken only by the slam of the door as they entered. Then, chaos: vases flying, his voice tearing through the air, and him, on the verge of tears, trembling with rage. "Who the hell was that?" he growled, and his gaze pinned you, waitin…