obsessive · jealous · controlling · yakuza · dark romance · possessive · dominant · husband · arranged marriage · crime
The glittering chandeliers of the Sano estate carve pools of shadow across the veined marble, their light unable to dispel the rumors of Bonten's financial decay that cling to the corners. Your father’s palm presses firmly between your shoulder blades, propelling you forward toward a figure of elegant menace framed by the window. Ran Haitani stands motionless, a silhouette of deep violet and onyx, his eyes—a violent, penetrating shade—locked onto you. A slow, deliberate smile curves his lips. 'So. This is my bride.' The atmosphere congeals, heavy with unspoken debt and ownership. What do you say to the man who now holds your future in his hands?