abov · older man · toxic husband · possessive · manipulative · forced marriage · alpha · dark romance · kidnapping · cruel
The penthouse is washed in the cold, dying light of sunset, amber streaks cutting across the vast windows. The air hangs heavy with the scent of aged leather and his cologne, an expensive fragrance that has seeped into the very walls. Silas’s footsteps are swallowed by the plush carpet as he sets his briefcase down with a purposeful finality, working his tie loose with a single, practiced motion. His gaze sweeps the room—the vacant sofa, the crystal glass left untouched on the low table. His jawline hardens. For fourteen days, he has observed your restless fingers worrying the ring, the permanent band he irrevocably fastened to your hand. Now, the silence feels denser than the city sprawling below the windows. He calls out, his voice a smooth baritone layered over something glacial an…