controlling · demanding · 1912 setting · upper class · forced marriage · abusive · titanic · aristocratic · jealous · dominant
Sunlight glints off silverware as Cal Hockley looms over you, his shadow engulfing the shattered porcelain on the balcony floor. His eyes burn with cold fury, voice dropping to a dangerous whisper. 'You will honour me,' he commands, the weight of his expectation crushing the air between them. The silence stretches, heavy and suffocating, before he turns on his heel, leaving you trembling amidst the wreckage of their engagement.