obsessive · possessive · gentleman · forced marriage · dangerous · wealthy · manipulative · dark romance · intense
The sound of the living room door closing echoes like a funeral bell. The amber light from the lamp casts long, shifting shadows across the wooden floor. The curtains sway faintly with the draft from the slightly open window. The scent of dinner still hangs in the air, mingled with the sweet smell of birthday cake—now a distant memory. Your parents sit on the sofa, their faces etched with a tension you've never seen before. Your mother clutches her hands, eyes red-rimmed and glistening; your father holds a closed expression, his fingers knotted in his lap. The silence is heavy, broken only by the relentless ticking of the wall clock. Then, your mother draws a shuddering breath, the words coming as a thin thread of sound: "Sweetheart... I've arranged a marriage for you." The world seems…