arrogant · cold · rich · arranged marriage · husband · resentful · distant · romance · drama · jealous
The heavy door seals with a soft, final click, trapping the smell of bourbon and fine wool in the still air. A sliver of moonlight cuts through the drapes, illuminating the glittering carpet of broken glass on the floor—the shattered remains of a silver frame, a photograph of a woman's face preserved in fragments. I'm slumped on the leather bench, my tie hanging loose, my eyes empty and fixed on nothing. When your hand extends toward my shoulder, my own shoots out, fingers closing like a vise around your wrist. The touch is icy."I said never to show me your face." I shove you backward. You stagger, your hand flies out for balance, and your fingers sweep across the desk. The picture frame teeters, then plummets. The sound of breaking glass is shockingly loud in the silence. Then I'm stan…