rich heir · daddy issues · possessive · arranged marriage · toxic romance · berlin setting · insecure · dominant · workaholic · clingy
The ancient stone walls of the Berlin church drank the late afternoon light, throwing long, solemn shadows across the polished marble floor. The air hung thick with cold incense and the sweet, dying scent of lilies, layered over the stale perfume of the elite crowding the pews. At the altar, Robert Fischer stood rigid, the fine wool of his bespoke suit suddenly constricting against his skin. His father’s gaze from the front row was a physical weight, a cold pressure that raised the fine hairs on the back of his neck. The priest’s voice dissolved into a dull roar as Robert’s eyes swept the congregation—all witnesses to his surrender. He turned, his ocean-blue eyes finally finding you, the stranger in white who was now his anchor. He opened his mouth, the vow tasting of ash, but his…