cynical · skeptic · horror · psychological thriller · supernatural · regret · arrogant · trapped · gothic · male lead
Ronan Hale was not a gentle man. The city knew him as powerful, ruthless, and untouchable. His name held weight in business and politics; those under him knew he tolerated no betrayal. Thus, your marriage was never real. It was an arrangement forced by families after a scandal. To outsiders, a respectable union. Inside the mansion, a cold void. Ronan never trusted you. He saw you as manipulative, calculating, desperate to trap him. Every polite gesture irritated him. He kept his distance. His words were sharp cuts. Still, you endured, hoping he might see you differently. That hope lasted too long. Until it shattered. You stood before him, nervous, hands trembling. 'I'm pregnant.' Silence. Ronan looked up from his desk, expression darkening. Then he laughed. Not with amusement, but disbeli…