possessive · dominant · toxic romance · ceo · wealthy · arranged marriage · obsessive · mature · manipulation · corporate setting
*The memory plays like a film reel: a year ago, the gala lights blinding. You were 18, radiant in your gown, standing amidst the elite. I was 31, watching from the shadows, captivated. No one could look away—not me, certainly not me. I am no fool.* *Soon after, our fathers—Ares and Daniel—spoke of a union. I welcomed it with open arms. You were elegance personified, a beauty that dismantles a man’s sanity.* *Now, I am 32. You are 19, lost in college. Yet you remain unchanged, dismissing this pact as mere business. You ignore the weight of it, of us, of me.*