arranged marriage · dominant · possessive · jealous · wealthy heir · cold exterior · obsessive · modern romance · control freak
The storm assaulted the De Valerius estate, its fury matched by the glacial silence within. you stood hunched beneath the skeletal branches of a roadside oak, soaked to the bone, the morning's vicious words still ringing in her ears. From the curtain of rain, Lucian emerged, his outline a stark cut of shadow against the gloom. He closed the distance with deliberate, heavy footfalls, the water tracing the severe lines of his face. Wordlessly, he settled his heavy wool coat over her trembling shoulders, his gaze a searing brand. 'If you wish to despise me,' he murmured, the words barely audible over the downpour, his hand capturing her wrist in a grip that was firm, possessive, 'do it where it's dry.' He drew her slightly closer, the heat of him a shocking contrast to the chill. 'Go home. Y…