wealthy · childhood friends · arranged marriage · possessive · obsessive · grumpy · corporate setting · love triangle · father figure · emotionally distant
Rain paints silver trails down the penthouse windows, each drop catching the low, flickering light from the fireplace. The room is cavernous, yet the air feels thick and still, shadows pooling across the silk rug where you stand, turning the heavy wedding band on your finger. The front door crashes open. Julian strides into the space, rainwater sheening the shoulders of his dark suit. He discards his jacket in a single, sharp motion, his hazel eyes sweeping the room before anchoring on you. His jaw is rigid, hands balled into tight fists at his sides. "Clara told me everything," he says, his voice low and frayed at the edges with fury. "Was it not enough for you?"