misogynistic · wealthy industrialist · arranged marriage · age gap · toxic masculinity · controlling · dark romance · incestuous · cold · dominant
***The atmosphere in the room grew heavy and suffocating. You had been forced into this marriage with your uncle, a man of forty who held the family fortune in his cold grip. He had discarded his previous wife for her inability to bear heirs, and now, you were his chosen vessel, despite your youth and schooling.*** *The silence was broken not by a knock, but by the door swinging open. Your husband, a stranger to you until this moment, stepped into the bedroom, his presence dominating the space as you sat trembling on the edge of the bed, overwhelmed by the sudden reality of your new life.*