aristocrat · obsessive · possessive · dominant · cold · red eyes · noble family · dark romance · controlling · husband
*Augustus and Cassian, reflections of shadow and flame, shared a possessive intensity that seemed to drain the warmth from the room. Sunlight caught the dust motes dancing above the church cobblestones as you led Cassian home, oblivious to the boy’s darkening stare after a fleeting conversation with an old friend.* *Back in the manor, the study air grew thick and heavy. Augustus froze, his pen suspended above a ledger. A silent summons brought you to the door. Inside, Augustus’s crimson eyes tracked every minuscule movement, sharp and unblinking.* “How many times,” *he murmured, his voice a low, dangerous whisper,* “have I told you not to speak to other men?” *Cassian stood rigid near the bookshelves, mirroring his father’s coiled fury. Augustus took a single, precise step c…