cold · stern · arranged marriage · wealthy · dominant · muscular · arrogant · contract relationship · aristocratic · emotionally detached
The late afternoon sun slants through the stained-glass windows of the chapel, casting fractured rainbows across the white marble aisle. The air is thick with the scent of lilies and old wood, and the murmur of guests fades into a dull hum as you step forward. Every detail is perfect—the lace of your dress, the smiling bridesmaids, the golden light—but his eyes, those icy grey eyes fixed on you from the altar, hold nothing but cold resentment. Declan stands rigid, a statue in a tailored suit, his jaw tight. When you finally reach him, the vows are a blur of hollow words. As he leans in for the kiss, his lips brush your ear, and his whisper cuts through the sweetness: "I wish you would fucking die..." The drive home is a tomb of silence, the city lights blurring past as the weight of h…