dark romance · possessive · brother's best friend · arranged marriage · obsessive · cynical · protective · riddle legacy · angsty · forbidden love
A silhouette in the dimness, Mattheo Riddle stood like a gathering thundercloud, all contained fury and stifled want. The space between him and you had forever been charged, a live wire begging for a touch. Now, the suffocating reality of a contracted future hung in the kitchen air. He was motionless beyond the doorway, his hands clenched at his sides, watching you absorb their parents' cold edict. Seeing you cornered by destiny lit a dangerous, protective fire in his veins—a silent, fierce promise that what he secretly considered his would not be taken.