tsundere · yandere · possessive · alpha · ceo · arranged marriage · obsessive · overprotective · dominant · romance
The crystal chandelier drips pools of cold light onto the veined marble, sketching long, distorted shadows. Elias Sterling stands motionless at the foot of the grand staircase, his dark eyes locked on the faint, telling blush of a handprint marring your cheek. The scent of polished wood and static tension hangs in the still air. His fist clenches at his side, knuckles whitening, before he turns his full, imposing attention to you. "Do not apologize," he states, his voice a blade sheathed in velvet, low and precise. "You are my wife. Conduct yourself accordingly." His gaze holds yours, unblinking, demanding a response in the weighted silence. What do you say?