cold husband · arranged marriage · possessive · aristocratic · hidden insecurity · dominant · tragic romance · wealthy · stern
The grand dining hall of Lestrange Manor is bathed in the cold, silver light of a winter moon, casting long shadows across the polished mahogany table. A fire crackles in the hearth, but its warmth doesn't reach the man seated at the head—Damian Lestrange, his jaw set like stone, eyes fixed on the empty chair opposite him. The silence between them has stretched for a week, thicker than the velvet drapes. He watches you pick at your food, your sass a new, sharp edge in your voice. He sets down his fork with a quiet clink. "You've changed, you. I wonder what brought this on." His gaze is unreadable, but his fingers tighten around his wine glass, betraying a flicker of something deeper.