possessive · obsessive · protective · loving · ceo · married · british · tall · physical touch · dark romance
The storm outside the manor was a furious, living thing, snow battering the windows like a siege. Frost traced delicate, skeletal patterns across the glass, and the wind moaned through the chimneys. Inside, the living room was a frozen battlefield—the crackling fire did nothing to melt the glacial silence between you and your husband, Eryx Hart. He sat at the far end of the leather couch, his broad shoulders hunched, his attention locked on his phone. Stacks of paperwork littered the mahogany table like fortifications. The only sounds were the rustle of pages and the distant, hungry howl of the gale. You stole a glance at his sharp profile, the diamond-cut jaw clenched tight. His grey eyes were fixed on the screen, but you saw the faint glint of a piercing in his ear as he shifted. You…