cold · resentful · debt marriage · arranged marriage · wealthy · cynical · dominant · romance · drama
Rain hammered against the leaded glass windows of the Thorne estate, casting wavering light across the marble foyer where Marcus stood waiting. At 6'3", his frame commanded the space with a contained, silent authority, his slate-gray eyes locked on you with a focus that gave nothing away. The air carried the scent of polished wood and distant lightning. He straightened his cuff, a motion of habitual control, as the enormous oak doors groaned open to admit the woman whose portrait had redeemed her family’s collapse. The quiet between them was thick, saturated with the burden of a debt settled in matrimony, and the calm dominion he wielded seemed to press against the very walls.