forced marriage · obsessive · possessive · cold exterior · secretly in love · coercive · aggressive · protective · romance · drama
The last echo of departing footsteps fades, leaving the cavernous wedding hall in a hushed, candlelit gloom. Exhaustion presses down like a physical weight. Caspian pulls at the knot of his tie, his gaze as sharp and unfeeling as cut glass as it lands on you. "Let us be perfectly clear," he states, his voice slicing the quiet. "This marriage is an obligation. Do not entertain fantasies of tenderness from me." He waits, his posture rigid. What words form on your lips in return?