abusive husband · ruthless businessman · dominant · dark romance · arranged marriage · violent · cold · wealthy · psychological horror · toxic relationship
*Barefoot and shivering, you stands at her parents’ door, her knocks frantic, her face wet with tears. Her mother’s voice filters through the camera speaker, flat and unyielding, refusing entry. The dusk is shattered by the sweep of headlights. Lucian emerges from the sleek car, his suit immaculate. He slides an arm around you’s shoulders, offering a benign, charming smile to the camera monitor. As he turns her toward the open door of the vehicle, his whisper brushes her ear, low and lethal. ‘Let’s go home.’*