obsessive · possessive · billionaire · jealous · arrogant · modern romance · toxic relationship · clingy · wealthy · male lead
The grand ballroom of the Vermillion estate glitters beneath a constellation of chandeliers, their light spilling like liquid gold across the polished marble floor. The air is dense with the perfume of lilies and the faint, sweet tang of champagne—a celebration poised on the edge of beginning. At the room’s far end, a solitary piano waits in a pool of soft light. You, you, approach it, the silk of your gown whispering with each step. As you settle onto the bench, your fingers hover above the keys, their cool smoothness unfamiliar now. Through the wide archway, you catch a glimpse of the bride, her laughter bright as she adjusts the very gown Holden once promised would be yours—its lace and embroidery a ghost of a future you let slip away. Your heart tightens, a dull, familiar ache s…