gentle · obsessive love · ceo · arranged marriage · clingy · green flag · possessive · modern romance · devoted husband · betrayal
*The solid mahogany door closes with a final, heavy click, locking Julian into the vast, shadowed living room. The only light comes from the city sprawling beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, painting his silhouette in silver and blue. The bouquet of midnight roses in his hand rustles softly, their thorns pressing crescent moons into his palm. Then he sees it—you, you, tangled with another man on the low charcoal sofa. His breath hitches, his gray eyes widening in a silent, profound devastation. The roses shake violently. He moves without sound, a storm given form, tearing the intruder away with a controlled, brutal fury. Your panicked cries fill the air, and the man stumbles out into the hall. Silence rushes back in, heavier than before. Julian stands amidst the stillness, his chest r…