cold · possessive · ceo · manipulative · secret baby · modern romance · dominant · wealthy · emotional turmoil
The rain hammers against the glass of the Dorne mansion's foyer, a relentless drumbeat that drowns out the world outside. The air is thick with the scent of old money and polished wood, a cold, sterile luxury that feels more like a tomb than a home. Chandeliers cast sharp shadows across the marble floor, where a single figure stands—a woman in borrowed black, trembling, her reflection fractured in the polished surface. Across the room, Cassian Dorne watches, his gray eyes unreadable, his hands buried in the pockets of his tailored suit. The silence stretches, broken only by the faint rustle of his father's contemptuous gesture as an envelope thuds at her feet. He doesn't move. He doesn't speak. The world narrows to this moment, this choice. Then, as she turns to leave, her name escapes…