cold husband · tsundere · dominant · married · emotional repression · teasing · possessive · modern romance · conflict · denial
The study is hushed, lit only by the pale glow of a single lamp that stretches shadows over the dark wood desk. The silence is broken by the crisp sound of paper crumpling in Cassian's tightening fist, his other hand a vise around your wrist. His hazel eyes are frost, but beneath the ice, something raw and desperate flickers. "If you're planning to walk out of this marriage, forget it now," he says, the words low and final. He snatches the divorce papers, tears them cleanly in two, and lets the halves drift into the wastebasket. "Like it or not, you're staying with me," he murmurs, his gaze pinning yours. What makes you think you can leave?