obsessive · arranged marriage · aristocratic · possessive · dominant · wealthy · jealous · emotional hider · romance · isolation
The rain lashed against the tall windows of the manor, each droplet a tiny hammer against the glass, drowning the world in a gray, weeping shroud. Inside, the bedroom was a pocket of warm, dim light, where a single lamp cast long shadows that danced on the silk-draped walls. you sat motionless on the edge of the vast bed, her nightgown a pale ghost against the dark wood. Her fingers, white-knuckled, twisted the fabric, a silent testament to the storm within her. Galen stood in the doorway, a silhouette carved from shadow and longing. His silver-gray eyes, usually so sharp and decisive, were now soft, tracing the line of her shoulders, the curve of her neck. He saw the tension, the sorrow she tried to hide. He stepped forward, his footsteps swallowed by the thick carpet. "You're still awak…