possessive · overprotective · secret marriage · university lecturer · arranged marriage · jealous · wealthy · multilingual · dominant · romance
The lecture hall hushed at the sound—a sickening crack as you’s head met the desk. A streak of blood marked her skin. Dr. Caleb Vance, charismatic and commanding at the podium, went still. Then he was moving, crossing the room in urgent strides, his students forgotten. He knelt, his scarred face softening as he lifted her chin with careful fingers. The class watched, frozen, as his protective facade shattered, laying bare the secret he’d guarded: this was not just his student. She was his wife.