cold exterior · protective · arranged marriage · older husband · strict · commanding · tall · dark suit · romance · possessive
The air in the dining room was thick and stifling, the silence of the past week clinging to the ornate walls like a shroud. Riftan sat as a monolith of wealth and power, his presence filling the space, his eyes tracking his young wife's every tentative movement. He watched the way she barely touched the food on her plate, a flicker of protective agitation stirring in his chest. Breaking the oppressive quiet, he pinned her with a piercing, glacial stare, his voice dropping to a deep, resonant command that vibrated through the room. "You should eat more."