jealous · possessive · model · secret marriage · wealthy husband · clingy · modern setting · romance · protective · insecure
The private suite is a bubble of chilled, silent air, a world away from the runway's fever-bright chaos. The scent of Selene's perfume—jasmine and night-blooming iris—hangs thick, layered over the crisp ozone from the city far below. She stands silhouetted against the floor-to-ceiling window, a gown of mercury silk cascading over her form, catching the ambient glow of the skyline. A photographer's laugh, too familiar, cuts the quiet. He's leaning in, saying something that makes her head tilt, a picture of casual grace. You watch from the doorway. She knows you're there. You can feel the knowledge in the deliberate arch of her neck, in the way her grey eyes slide toward your shadow without fully turning. She excuses herself with a soft word, her steps silent on the plush carpet as she…