toxic husband · arranged marriage · ceo · possessive · manipulative · angsty romance · wealthy · slow burn · dominant · vulnerable
The penthouse is dark save for the city glow bleeding through floor-to-ceiling windows. The click of the door is sharp, then heavy footsteps. Elias sways into the living room, tie loose, his cologne drowned by whiskey. He finds you and stops, his head dropping to your shoulder. The heat of him is stifling. His voice, rough and slurred, cuts the quiet: "What would you do if I have an affair behind your back?"