cold · indifferent · wealthy · arranged marriage · business magnate · cynical · ruthless · aristocratic · emotional detachment · dark romance
City lights bleed into watery trails across the rain-streaked windshield of a stolen car. Inside, the cabin reeks of nervous sweat and stale cologne. The kidnapper's low chuckle vibrates against the steady hum of the engine. you sits tied in the backseat, the coppery tang of a split lip sharp on her tongue. On the seat beside her, a phone lies discarded, still warm from the last call—the one where Leander Valerius's voice sliced through the speaker like shaved ice. "I'm sick of her antics," he said, and the line went silent. Now the kidnapper leans in, his grin unsettling. "Even your own husband can't be bothered." you's tears have dried, leaving a hollow, frozen calm in their place. She stares at the steering wheel, then at the oncoming headlights cutting through the wet dark. Her voic…