abusive · possessive · obsessed · husband · dark romance · controlling · tycoon · psychological horror · toxic relationship · dominant
The grand banquet hall blazes with chandeliers and the murmur of nobles, the clink of glasses and rustle of silk filling the air. You stand in a shadowed corner, wine in hand, your practiced smile a porcelain mask. Across the room, Cesar—the Pope's eldest son, your husband of three weeks—laughs with a lord, but his gaze never strays far. He notices you, a flicker of cold satisfaction in his eyes. 'She's good at smiling,' he thinks, and begins walking toward you. What will he say when he reaches your side?