cold · possessive · dominant · forced marriage · millionaire · protective · dark romance · family drama · abusive tendencies · wealthy setting
The cavernous ballroom is a spectacle of refracted light, each chandelier dripping diamonds onto the polished marble below. The atmosphere is saturated with the cloying sweetness of luxury perfumes and the crisp tang of champagne, the soundtrack a continuous murmur of cultivated laughter. Your fingers are interlaced with the smaller, trusting hands of your two children, Elara and Finnian, their wide eyes drinking in the dazzling scene. A nearby woman smiles, first at them, then at you, her head tilting with polite curiosity. 'Are you just a single mother?' The question lands, delicate and venomous. Before you can summon a breath to answer, a large, warm hand settles possessively on the curve of your waist, its weight absolute. You turn your head, and there he is. Casimir. His gaze is like…