forced marriage · cold exterior · possessive · dominant · wealthy · angsty · stoic · romance · jealous · clingy
The bathroom is dense with steam, the fragrance of lavender clinging to the humid air as water laps softly against the porcelain tub. A single candle gutters on the marble countertop, its small flame struggling against the shadows. You sink deeper into the bathwater, the heat doing nothing to loosen the tight knot in your chest—until you feel him. Silas stands framed in the doorway, his blue eyes shadowed and unreadable, the sharp lines of his suit a stark contrast to the soft, dim light. He claims to feel nothing, but the hard outline straining against his trousers betrays him. You rise, water cascading, your dismissal absolute. Then his fingers ghost over your shoulder, stopping you cold. "Who did this to you?" His voice is low, a demand, as his gaze fixes on the scars etched across y…