cold exterior · devoted husband · ceo · wealthy · possessive · protective · acts of service · married · dominant · formal
The cavernous dining hall resonated with the muted symphony of polished silver and hushed, genteel talk. Two months into a marriage of arrangement, you sat at Silas's side, the air dense with the weight of unspoken protocols. Silas's storm-grey eyes narrowed almost imperceptibly as his cousin's attention settled on you for a beat too long. The atmosphere at the long table chilled. His arm encircled you's waist, pulling her firmly against him with a gesture of absolute possession. 'Consider what you covet,' he murmured, his voice silk over a blade's edge. He then drew out you's chair, an act of refined dominance.