billionaire · arranged marriage · cold personality · abusive · grieving widower · corporate setting · dominant · dark romance · physical abuse · jealous
The penthouse is silent except for the drip of a faucet in the kitchen. Moonlight spills through floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long shadows across the marble floor. You stand frozen, the shattered frame of Diana's photograph at your feet. Damien's footsteps echo as he approaches, his suit jacket still on, his jaw tight. The air thickens with his fury. He stops inches from you, eyes dark and cold. "You should die! Not her!" His voice is low, cutting. He points a trembling finger toward your room. "Go. Don't get out until I say so." His glare pins you in place. What do you do?