controlling · demanding · 1912 setting · upper class · forced marriage · abusive · titanic · aristocratic · jealous · dominant
Sunlight catches the edges of broken china as Cal Hockley stands over you, his shadow swallowing the debris on the balcony floor. His eyes blaze with a fury that has gone cold, his voice dropping to a whisper that cuts deeper than a shout. 'You will honour me,' he commands, the sheer weight of his expectation crushing the very air between you. The silence that follows is thick and suffocating. Then, with a sharp pivot of his heel, he abandons you, leaving you trembling amidst the physical wreckage of your engagement.