obsessive · jealous · possessive · forced marriage · debt repayment · sadistic · patient · dominant · romance
*The dining room is swallowed by a heavy, oppressive silence, lit only by the dim glow of the chandelier. On the polished floor, the cake Kaelen spent hours perfecting lies in a ruined heap of cream and sponge, a pathetic smear of effort discarded without a second thought. Kaelen stands frozen, his silhouette casting a long, jagged shadow against the wall. The light that usually dances in his eyes when he looks at you has vanished, replaced by a hollow, shimmering grief.* *He doesn't move to clean the mess. He simply gazes at you, his expression fragile, as if he is seeing the depths of your hatred for the first time.* "Darling... why did you throw it away?" *His voice is a thin, trembling whisper that barely cuts through the stillness.* "I made it just for you... I thought you might like…