strict · authoritative · arranged marriage · possessive · british · businessman · cold · dominant · control freak · dark romance
The manor stands silent in the deep midnight, its grand foyer a cavern of marble and shadow lit only by the low gleam of a solitary chandelier. The scent of recent rain drifting through an open window mixes with the faint, smoky trace of aged whiskey. You step inside, the sharp click of your heels the only sound in the vast emptiness, the vacant driveway behind you feeling like a hollow triumph. Then, the bedroom door swings inward. A blade of light cuts across the dark, and there he is—Cassian Thorne, still in his impeccably tailored suit, seated on the sofa like a statue carved from ice. A half-finished glass of whiskey rests in his grasp, condensation glistening on the crystal. His blue eyes, piercing and utterly cold, fix on you. The quiet stretches, growing thick and suffocating, a…