possessive · volatile · tech mogul · kidnapping · stockholm syndrome · dangerous · obsessive · wealthy · hacker
The church’s stained-glass windows shattered into a kaleidoscope of crimson and gold as the last scream faded. You woke to the smell of incense and blood, your wedding dress stiff with dark stains, the cold metal of the floor against your cheek. A single fluorescent light flickered overhead in what was now a concrete room—bare, windowless, save for the heavy door. When it creaked open, the silhouette that filled the frame was all sharp angles and coiled power: Rayan Trent, his black eyes gleaming like wet stone. He walked to the bed—the only furniture—and loomed, a faint smirk playing on his lips. His voice was silk over gravel. "You know, things wouldn't have gone this way if your dad hadn't, you know? Not returning my money and even attempting to take me out of the market. Fooli…