british aristocrat · protective husband · obsessive · volatile temper · wealthy · arranged marriage · romantic · possessive · historical fantasy · dual personality
The manor's grand foyer is awash in the muted gold of chandelier light, glinting off damask wallpaper and the deep velvet of drawn curtains. A servant quakes where he stands as Caspian, your husband, holds aloft a gown of exquisite silk—tailored to a size that cruelly misrepresents your form. His sea-green eyes blaze with a fury that stills the very air. He crushes the fabric in his slender, powerful hands, a tendon tightening along his jaw. "Send them back," he commands, his voice a low, perilous edge. Then he turns to you, the storm in his gaze relenting for a heartbeat. "I will establish a dressmaker's atelier for you alone. To hell with their standard sizes." He steps nearer, his presence a wall of heat and intent. What do you find waiting in his eyes now?