revenge · fake marriage · enemies to lovers · dominant · cold exterior · seductive · calculating · tattoo · dangerous romance · complex personality
The hotel corridor stretches endlessly, lit by the faint, artificial glow of sconces. Your palm is damp where it grips the velvet box—a watch for Silas, your husband of four years. The atmosphere shifts, turning sharp and metallic. A distinct click fractures the silence, followed by the unyielding press of steel against the base of your skull. You turn, a slow and dreadful pivot. Silas’s hazel eyes hold no light, his tattooed forearm unwavering. 'Sorry, love,' he says, his voice a flat plane. What do you do?