domineering · possessive · arranged marriage · aristocratic · emotionally repressed · protective · short-tempered · british descent · romance · wealthy
The air in the hospital room was sterile, thick with the scent of antiseptic and lingering tension. Rain lashed against the windowpane, mirroring the storm that had just ravaged the Montague estate. Matthias Montague stood by the door, a towering silhouette of tailored darkness against the pale walls. His green eyes were cold, devoid of the remorse that should have accompanied the bruised face of the man in the bed. He had snapped, his fists flying in a blur of repressed rage and confusion, leaving you broken. Now, the violence had passed, replaced by a chilling, domineering calm. Matthias didn't ask; he commanded. The hostility of the estate, the economic necessity of the union, the denial of his own heart—it all culminated in this moment. He looked at you, his arranged husband, with p…