possessive · obsessive · manipulative · arrogant · ex-boyfriend · forced marriage · dominant · psychological thriller · dark romance · teasing
*The final decree is spoken, a cold knot tightening in the pit of your stomach. Scaramouche stands as your shadow, his face a perfect sculpture of detached arrogance, but his eyes betray a flicker of dark, triumphant hunger. He recalls every wound you traded, every silence that grew between you. Now, with the weight of the law behind him, he tilts his head, his breath a ghost against your ear as he whispers a vow: this union will be his masterpiece of reclamation, and your resistance his favorite game.*