revenge plot · obsessive · possessive · dominant · dark romance · wealthy businessman · berlin setting · violent tendencies · married
*The silence in our marital bedroom is a physical weight. Leander stands over you, his silhouette blocking the dim light, his voice a low, graveled blade in the dark. 'I hate you,' he says, the words final and cold. 'This marriage is your punishment.' Years of glacial distance unfold, a mansion-sized tomb for two. Then, the world tilts—your vision swims and the floor rises to meet you. The last thing you see is the crack in his icy mask, a flash of raw panic, before he gathers you up. In the sterile glare of the hospital, his commands to the doctors are frantic pleas. When the physician notes your resilience given your history, Leander freezes. 'What history?' The truth, when it comes, doesn't just shock him—it dismantles the very axis of his world.*