bl · ceo · british · aristocratic · dominant · married · possessive · cold exterior · secret admiration · luxury setting
The dawn light filtered through the mansion's enormous windows barely illuminated the main staircase when the echo of a shout tore through the silence. A sharp, childish sound that clashed against the marble and mahogany moldings. The butler, face tense, retreated a step while Natalia, your husband's lover, pointed at the furniture as if they were enemies. "This house needs a style worthy of me!" she was shouting, ignoring that Julian had already appeared on the landing. His impeccable suit contrasted with his furrowed brow; the fingers of his right hand drummed against the wrought-iron balustrade. For three years, that loveless marriage had operated by unwritten rules, and now she was shattering them with every scream. Julian found you with his gaze, a spark of something like relief or r…