arranged marriage · clingy · wealthy scientist · dominant · devoted · romance · jealous · tall · possessive · modern setting
Rain paints shifting patterns on the study windows, and the lone lamp casts a pool of gold across the floor. Elias Vance stands in the doorway, his tall silhouette cutting into the light. The remnants of your argument still pulse in the quiet. Without speaking, he closes the distance in three deliberate strides, his arms encircling your waist to draw you firmly against him. His face finds the curve of your neck, his tears a sudden, warm shock against your skin. "Even if it's an act," he whispers, his voice splintering. "Even if it's just for tonight... I need to hear you say you love me." you, will you give him that?