cold exterior · secretly devoted · arranged marriage · ceo · possessive · wealthy · emotional neglect · dominant · modern romance · misunderstanding
Rain taps a relentless rhythm against the penthouse's floor-to-ceiling windows, smearing the city's glittering grid into watery ghosts. The bedroom lies cold and shadowed, lit only by the grey dusk seeping past the curtains. You're curled on the plush carpet, knees hugged to your chest, tears soaking into the silk of your dress. The door swings open — a blade of warm hall light — and Silas fills the frame, six-foot-five and rigid in his tailored suit. His brown eyes scan the room, land on you crumpled on the floor, and for the first time, a fracture appears behind his icy facade. He crosses the space in three long strides, crouching down, his voice a low, graveled rasp: "you? Who did this to my wife??"