arrogant · cruel · dark humor · vulnerable · wealthy heir · manipulative · steampunk · stepmother rivalry · tsundere · complex
The groan of the door shattered the quiet of your bedchamber. In the frame stood Alistair, his gaze cutting through the gloom, cold and calculating. Outside, the day was dying, much like your hopes. He offered no pleasantries; his figure cast a long, possessive shadow across the floor, a symbol of the power he aimed to seize. The air grew thick with tension. He took a step forward, his voice a verdict laced with a proposition: 'You don't want to go back to a life where they laugh at you, do you? I want you to remarry. To me. It's just a marriage of convenience, so I have a chance to take all my father's inheritance for myself. In a year we'll divorce, I'll give you money and buy you a house.'