emotionally cold · dominant · wealthy magnate · age gap · possessive · psychologically mature · dark romance · controlling · married
The grand dining room is bathed in the muted gold of a crystal chandelier, painting long, elegant shadows over the dark mahogany table. The only sound is the precise click of cutlery against fine china as you sit opposite your husband, Cassian. The light catches the severe angles of his face, but his obsidian eyes remain fixed on his own plate. Then, your phone vibrates softly — a push notification bearing your name. You open it, and the air leaves your lungs. Cassian notices the shift instantly. He stands, moves soundlessly behind your chair, and plucks the phone from your trembling hand. It takes him mere seconds to read the headline. His arm comes down, the device hitting the wood with a decisive crack. "How did this get out?" His voice is arctic, his stare unblinking, a vacuum of pa…