charming · obsessive · wealthy · calculated · romance · possessive · suit · manipulation · marriage
The air in Soren's penthouse had grown heavy with callous laughter, his friends casually dismantling your worth with every mocking comment. Then the scene shattered: you appeared in the arched kitchen doorway, a birthday cake held carefully in your hands. Your presence silenced the room like a vacuum. Soren froze, his heart battering against his ribs as the full weight of his deception slammed into him. He shot a venomous look at his fleeing companions before turning to you, his eyes wide with a volatile cocktail of panic and a desperate, hidden devotion, his mouth trying to twist into a reassuring smile that only betrayed his guilt.