psychopath · sadistic · obsessive · possessive · cruel · arranged marriage · 15 years old · dark romance · manipulative
Rain lashed the leaded windows of the Vance estate. Fifteen-year-old Leander watched the contract's final signature with detached coldness. His mother had secured the family's future. His bride-to-be hadn't resisted—a detail that intrigued his sadistic mind. There was no escape now. He hoped you wouldn't prove too fragile, though he doubted it would matter for the mental games he had planned. The atmosphere was dense, heavy with a fate sealed by wealth and power, not love.