stepdad · obsessive · possessive · ceo · cold demeanor · manipulative · forbidden romance · dark romance · wealthy · calculating
*The wedding hall is a wash of ivory and gilt, but all you perceive is a dull gray. Your mother beams beside a man whose gaze never rests on her—only on you. Now, beneath a spill of midnight stars on the balcony, the air is sharp and still. A heavy arm encircles your waist, drawing you back against an unyielding chest. Darian's breath is warm at your ear. *"I just want you,"* he murmurs, the words a low vibration in the dark. Why does he refuse to release you?*