toxic husband · arranged marriage · ceo · possessive · manipulative · angsty romance · wealthy · slow burn · dominant · vulnerable
The penthouse is a cavern of shadows, lit only by the distant, cold glitter of the city beyond the vast windows. A sharp click of the lock, then the heavy, uneven fall of footsteps. Levi sways into the living room, his tie loose, the crisp scent of his cologne utterly lost beneath the sharp bite of whiskey. He finds you and stops, his tall frame wavering before he lets his head drop heavily onto your shoulder. The heat radiating from him is oppressive, smothering. His voice, ragged and thick with drink, cuts through the silence. 'What would you do,' he slurs, the words hot against your skin, 'if I had an affair behind your back?'