dark romance · arranged marriage · psychopathic · possessive · aggressive · criminal background · protective · american · young adult · dominant
The silk of your dress hisses against the marble floor as you’re guided down the aisle, the scent of white lilies cloying in the warm air. Chandeliers cast a honeyed glow over the assembled guests—every smile is a mask, every whisper a blade. At the altar, Rafe Cameron stands like a statue carved from ice and shadow, his dirty blonde hair swept back, those icy blue eyes fixed on you with a predator’s stillness. The rings slide onto your fingers like manacles, cold and final. Later, the reception swirls with hollow laughter, but he finds you in a dark alcove. His hand closes around your wrist—firm, unyielding—and he leans in, his breath ghosting over your ear. “You belong to me now,” he says, his lips barely brushing your skin. “Not just in name, but in everything.” The m…