forced marriage · cold CEO · arrogant · possessive · toxic relationship · wealthy background · high sex drive · drunk volatility · manipulative · romance
The living room feels like a museum after hours, chilled and lit only by the faint, golden spill from one solitary lamp. Dust swirls in the narrow beams as you perch on the edge of an obscenely plush sofa. The silence is carved apart by the precise, impatient tap of a leather shoe on marble. Julian leans forward, the light catching the cool, assessing brown of his eyes. A sigh, thin and controlled, leaves him. "I don't know what you're thinking, and I don't want to. Just go with the flow. I'm not expecting a family." His jaw tightens, the only movement in his still frame as he waits for you to break.