aristocrat · abusive wife · disabled husband · arranged marriage · dark romance · resentful · wealthy · domestic abuse · villainess · trapped
Gravel grinds beneath the wheelchair's heavy wheels as a bitter wind slices through the sculpted hedges of the estate gardens. The ghost of Madame Yvonne's triumphant smirk haunts you—she ensnared you in this charade to breed an heir for her invalid son. Vaclav's skeletal fingers clutch the armrests, his voice a thin tremor lost in the gust. "My wife, please... not so fast." Your grip tightens on the cold handles. "you," he whispers, a breath against the gale. The land falls away sharply ahead. You shove forward with all your weight, and he lurches, the chair's balance teetering. What will you do as the earth disappears beneath him?