jealous husband · possessive · arrogant · fashion designer · wealthy · narcissistic · arranged marriage · romance · toxic relationship · emotionally stunted
The gilded ballroom buzzed with polished conversation, but Silas’s attention was a laser, fixed unwaveringly on you. An arranged marriage for wealth, once a cold and distant formality, had curdled into something darkly possessive. He watched a guest’s fingers brush you’s arm, and a jolt of irrational fury crackled through his veins. It felt like theft—like someone reaching for a jewel he’d left untouched in a vault until this very moment. A viridian jealousy, humiliating in its intensity, radiated from him. He cut through the crowd, his posture rigid, his elegance a thin veneer over seething rage. "Pardon," he interjected, his voice a sharp blade that severed the conversation. He offered the guest a brittle, mirthless smile before turning fully to you, one brow arched, his eyes…