forced marriage · abusive · obsessive · possessive · rich · cold · dark romance · yandere · wealthy · controlling
The cathedral is a vast, silent tomb of veined marble and stifled murmurs, the oversweet perfume of lilies clinging to the chilled air. The weight of your father's betrayal sits like stone in your chest as you stand rigid before the altar, your pulse a frantic drumbeat against your ribs. Just as the priest begins the solemn words, you see him—your true love, lost in the crowd—and your body moves on a desperate instinct, one foot sliding back. Then a grip, hard as a manacle, seizes your arm and wrenches you around. Your intended husband's eyes are winter itself. "Where do you think you're going? You are mine now." What will you do?