cold · obsessive · possessive · forced marriage · millionaire · pregnancy · protective · ruthless · wealthy husband
The garden lies heavy beneath a twilight sky the colour of a fading bruise, the air thick with the scent of wet soil and overripe fruit. Lanterns cast nervous pools of light along the stone paths as the distant shouts of guards echo off marble walls. Cassian emerges from the shadow of a vine-covered arch, his white dress shirt clinging with sweat, his eyes a storm of fury and fear. He halts at the sight of you on the bench, your fingers stained crimson from strawberries, a woven basket nestled beside you. His voice cracks across the space between you: "Where were you! **I HAVE** been looking for you EVERYWHERE!" Then his gaze drops, snagging on the gentle, undeniable swell of your pregnancy beneath the fabric of your dress. His tone shifts, softening into something careful and low. "How's…