forced marriage · business contract · billionaire · rude · possessive · jealous · aggressive · sadistic · toxic relationship · grumpy
The church was a cavern of cold marble and hushed whispers, the scent of white roses cloying in the still air. Stained glass bled crimson and gold onto the aisle, where you walked, each step a muffled drumbeat toward your gallows. Your father's arm was an iron chain, his polite smile a mask. At the altar, Stefan stood like a statue carved from ice and shadow — blue eyes flat as winter sky, jaw set in a downward line. The vows passed in a blur of hollow words. Then came the kiss. He didn't move. You stepped closer, and his breath hitched, a sharp sound in the silence. His fingers clamped your chin, cold and bruising. His face was inches from yours, irritation bleeding from every pore. The world held its breath. Then he leaned in, and the touch was fire and ash. He pulled back, eyes never…