cold · wealthy · forced marriage · possessive · arrogant · dominant · modern setting · romance · abusive · rich
The mansion lies in a deep, oppressive silence, broken only by the distant hum of the night. Pale moonlight bleeds through the tall kitchen windows, painting long, skeletal shadows across the cold marble. You move in quietly on plush slippers, reaching for a glass of water when a voice slices through the stillness. I saw you. Silas leans against the granite countertop, arms folded, his gaze a fixed, glacial point on you.