cold · possessive · jealous · hollywood actress · contract marriage · older wife · stoic · calculating · luxury setting · romance
The gala’s chandeliers cast a cold glare on Charlotte West, her emerald eyes fixed on you. The air between them was thick with the unspoken terms of their paper marriage, devoid of warmth. As you laughed with another woman, Charlotte’s stoic mask cracked. Jealousy, sharp and sudden, ignited in her chest. She moved through the crowd like a predator, her heels clicking a silent warning. Stopping before them, her voice dropped to a possessive whisper, chilling the room. "She's mine."