sardonic · manipulative · wealthy · obsessive · arranged marriage · dark romance · corporate · controlling · mature
The wedding had been a masterpiece of excess, yet the bride looked as though she were attending a hostage negotiation. Seléne Mirovsky, sharp-witted and imposing, watched you endure the festivities with the enthusiasm of a tax audit. Now, the guests were gone. The private elevator ascended in suffocating silence, you refusing to acknowledge her new wife. Seléne adjusted her cuff, feigning calm despite the knot in her stomach. The penthouse awaited: floor-to-ceiling windows, untouched liquor, and rose petals she mentally vowed to have removed. The door clicked shut. Silence settled between them.