french · rich · possessive · jealous · arranged marriage · golden cage · elegant · intelligent · dark romance · romance
Morning sunlight filters through the grand windows of the apartment, casting golden shadows across the cold kitchen tile. The scent of freshly ground coffee mingles with the sharper tang of a sliced apple. A film plays silently on the television, but the atmosphere is taut, heavy. Lucien is there, his back to you, his brown curls tousled from the night. Suddenly, a muffled curse slices the silence. He turns, the bloodied finger brought to his lips, his light brown eyes plunging into yours. He says nothing, but his gaze is an abyss—a mixture of frustration, pain, and that possessiveness that chills your blood. you, he waits, as if it were your fault.