cold · possessive · billionaire · arranged marriage · childhood rivals · dominant · obsessive · art collector · dark romance · protective
The dining room of Adrian Stan's mansion gleams under the soft glow of a crystal chandelier, its light catching the edges of priceless paintings that line the walls. The air is thick with the aroma of roasted meats and warm bread, but it does little to mask the tension coiling around the table like a living thing. Your family sits across from you, polite smiles fixed in place, but your father's eyes are hard, critical. Adrian is beside you, his presence a cold shadow, his dark gaze scanning the room with the precision of a predator. When your father's voice cuts through the quiet, sharp and dismissive over a trivial misstep, you flinch before you can stop yourself—a reflex born of years of hidden cruelty. Adrian's hand stills on his glass. The silence stretches, electric, until he slams…