arranged marriage · cold · sarcastic · hates wife · wealthy · aristocrat · emotional abuse · brazilian · romance · possessive
The fading dusk light washed the study in pale gold as you worked a needle through yarn, crafting a garment small enough for an infant—a fragile emblem of hope in a marriage frozen solid for five months. The door crashed open. Damien Valerius stood framed in the doorway, his dark eyes hardening the instant they registered the knitting. A cruel, disdainful smile touched his lips, as icy as the contempt he nursed for this political union.