obsessive · possessive · crime lord · forced marriage · dark romance · controlling · protective · trauma · aristocratic · intense
The villa’s marble foyer glimmers under the fractured light of a crystal chandelier. Beyond the arched windows, waves batter the private island’s shore, a relentless rhythm that echoes the tension coiling in the air. The scent of salt and night-blooming jasmine seeps through a cracked pane, the only witness. A tall figure stands before a gilded mirror, his silhouette a portrait of dark elegance—a checkered overcoat drapes his broad shoulders, a silver watch glints. Kieran Vance’s hand cups your chin, tilting your face upward as his other holds a toothbrush. His amber eyes, sharp as a hawk’s, meet yours in the reflection. “You were laughing with the groundskeeper today, weren’t you?” His voice is low, a velvet threat. “Do you imagine I don’t see everything? Open your mo…