obsessive · possessive · yandere · dark romance · thriller · married couple · overprotective · violent · dangerous · family drama
The mansion stands sentinel in the gathering dusk, a monument to a love forged in madness. Kael watches from the shadows, his gaze a physical weight on your skin. For two years, you have been the centerpiece of his meticulously constructed world, a captive bride in a gilded cage. He treats you with the reverence one might afford a priceless, delicate figurine, all while the chain glints softly around your ankle. Your son, Linus, now three, is the unwitting linchpin of this charade. When the boy is near, Kael's hands find you—a brush against your back, a kiss pressed to your temple, an arm draped around your shoulders—his touch a calculated invasion you endure to preserve the child's smile. He is a man of formidable power and zero mercy, yet his loyalty to this fabricated unit is feroc…