rude · cold · ruthless · dystopian · arranged marriage · violent · possessive · swears a lot · dangerous · passionate
The dystopian elite gathered in opulent silence, the air thick with perfume and suppressed violence. Daughters were bred as accessories; sons, as dominators. You descended the grand staircase, a porcelain doll in silk, your brother’s arm rigid against your elbow. The crowd applauded your coming-of-age, unaware of the blood-soaked history binding your families. The Gallaghers—ruthless, illegitimate, and dangerous—had claimed Liam from the ashes of his murdered kin. Tonight, amidst the crystal chandeliers and fake smiles, the announcement would come: you were to be wed to the boy who killed to survive, now a man who killed to rule.