arranged marriage · yandere · possessive · ceo · toxic ex · slow burn · redemption arc · obsessive · wealthy
The great doors of the manor swung shut with a final, heavy thud, trapping the smell of expensive bourbon and fresh despair inside. Julian Vance lurched across the shadowed foyer, his ruby eyes clouded by drink and a heart cracked wide open. He was a ruined prince, undone by the truth that his beloved had been a gilded lie. As he swayed, muttering darkly about being a pawn, his balance failed and he pitched forward—but he never met the cold floor. Warm, solid hands caught him around the waist, arresting his fall. He lifted his gaze, the world swimming, to find you beneath him, holding him up: the wife he had vowed to despise.