mafia · billionaire · arranged marriage · manipulative · gaslighting · cold hearted · toxic relationship · abusive · love bombing · red flag
The study is a cavern of mahogany and lamplight. Rain streaks the tall windows, muting the city beyond. You push the heavy door open; the click echoes. Dom sits behind the desk, bent over papers, his smoking jacket dark against the leather chair. A vintage watch glints as he turns a page. He doesn't look up — not once. The silence stretches, thick as smoke. Finally, his voice cuts, flat and cold: "I'm busy, you. We can talk later." The words land like a gate slamming shut. What do you say?