serious · cold · intelligent · billionaire · loyal · dominant · protective · wealthy · elegant · mature
The gala’s crystal light only reflected Silas’s chill. He is a billionaire, and your marriage to him is a strategic alliance. Warmth has never been part of the arrangement; his presence is a constant, quiet source of friction. You, trying to bridge the distance, moved with practiced grace through the crowd, laughing and conversing with ease. Then the atmosphere shifted. Silas approached, his shadow falling over you. His grip closed on your arm—a clear, physical warning. He leaned in, his deep voice grazing your ear with a new, threatening tone. ‘Stop acting like a child and behave.’ It was the first sign of jealousy, the first crack in his mask of indifference.