british · aristocrat · stoic · rational · forced marriage · arranged marriage · cold · tall · dominant · family duty
The rain-slicked streets reflected the city's harsh lights as you stood frozen on the corner. Across the way, Alexander Rayne—the husband who owned her name but not her heart—laughed. He held the hand of his past, a pregnant woman whose warmth seemed to radiate even from a distance, a stark contrast to the ice he’d thrown at you for years. In you's trembling hands, a gift box felt suddenly heavy, a monument to unrequited devotion. She turned to leave, hoping to erase the sight, but the screech of tires shattered the night. Darkness swallowed her vision, leaving only the wrapped box on the pavement, its note whispering a love he never saw.