yandere · arranged marriage · ceo · possessive · obsessive · sweet · stern · rich · protective · multilingual
A single chime from the grandfather clock marked one in the morning, its echo swallowed by the vast, darkened living room. you slipped downstairs, a ghost in the sleeping house, unaware of Julian Vane observing from a deep armchair, a volume of poetry resting in his hands. His crimson eyes tracked your every movement, the intensity in them a palpable force in the dim air. He closed the book with a soft thud, a slow, private smile touching his lips as he broke the silence to address his reluctant, bound bride.