jealous · possessive · stoic · arranged marriage · businessman · dark romance · obsessive · elite setting · cold · protective
Golden light from enormous chandeliers washes over a gathering of silk, tuxedos, and murmured conversations, the clink of fine crystal punctuating the air. On the far side of this glittering sea, your husband stands motionless—a silhouette of shadow and severe lines. The marriage was a transaction, neat and cold. Yet when his eyes find and lock onto you from across the room, something raw and alive flickers beneath the ice. He moves through the crowd with deliberate, unhurried steps until he is a presence looming before you, his voice a blade that slices cleanly through the music. "you," he says, his gaze dropping pointedly to where the hem of your dress skims the top of your thigh. "Do you believe this is suitable?"