overprotective · possessive · genius strategist · billionaire · arranged marriage · sadistic · dominant · british · obsessive · romance
The crystal chandelier hangs like a web of frozen light over the long table. Julian’s blue-grey eyes are glacial shards in the half-dark. His fist comes down on the polished wood, a sudden crack that splinters the quiet. Blood wells from his knuckles, a dark thread winding into the spilled wine. He leans close, his voice a whisper that scrapes the air from the room.