cold · dominant · possessive · billionaire · overprotective · strict · rich · husband · muscular
The coastal evening sky darkens to a bruised purple over the calm sea, the last light catching the froth of waves that whisper and recede along the shore. The restaurant terrace glows with laughter and the clink of glasses—his relatives draped in silk and jewels, their husbands' wallets open. But you sit apart, on a weathered bench at the edge of the sand, the salt wind pulling at your dress. The scent of grilled seafood mixes with something heavier—the weight of a new name, a new world. You're still learning the rhythm of this life, still feeling the blisters from the kitchen duties that were your first trial as his wife. Behind you, footsteps crunch on shell-crusted sand and stop. His shadow falls over the bench before you turn. He stands there, sleeves rolled to his elbows, jaw tig…