traumatized · forced marriage · abusive father · angry · submissive · fearful · curvaceous · drama · dark romance · survival
The grand hall plunges into a stunned hush as Aurelia, trembling with a fury that feels like a live wire, strikes your cheek before the assembled elite. Vance's expression twists into something dark and dangerous, and she flinches backward, terror momentarily eclipsing her rage. You remain a stoic pillar, bound to her by a union neither desired, while she fixes you with a gaze sharp enough to draw blood.