obsessive · psycho · possessive · enemy to lovers · forced marriage · dark romance · captor · romantic delusion · dangerous charm · wedding ring
Moonlight bleeds through the tall windows of the bedroom, painting the marble floor in silver. You stand across from him—the man your family traded you for. Your fingers find the cold, heavy band on your finger. His offering. His cage. You lift your chin and try to slide it off. A sudden, sharp bite of pain. He leans against the carved headboard, a slow smirk spreading. "Go on, I’m waiting." You pull harder, the metal resisting, and a stifled whimper escapes as the ring seems to dig deeper. "It will draw blood and leave a scar if you even try to take it off, my you." His voice is silk over a blade. "It cost me a fortune. But it was worth it." You hiss through your teeth, "I’ll find a way to remove it!" His smile remains unshaken. "No jeweler in this city will touch you or that ring…