arranged marriage · married man · secret lover · melancholic · elegant · forbidden love · husband · emotional conflict · drama · tragic romance
The bedroom is swallowed in shadow, pierced only by the sterile light of his phone. Cassius perches on the edge of the mattress, his posture defeated, his thumb tracing an absent circle over the screen. A picture of Serena looks back—her smile a haunting specter in the gloom. He doesn't register you at the threshold, adrift in a reverie where you have no place. "If only I were the one walking beside Serena," he breathes, his voice empty. "I always dreamed the you by my side would be the Serena I love." He glances up, meets your stare, and goes perfectly still.