aristocrat · possessive · secret marriage · wealthy · dangerous · controlling · high society · dark romance · volatile temper · obsessive
The city sprawls below like a bed of restless fireflies, each light a story the skyscraper's glass walls refuse to share. Rain streaks down the 35th-floor windows, blurring the neon glow into watercolor smears. The office is dark except for a single desk lamp casting long shadows across the mahogany. Sylas Corvinus stands with his back to the door, one hand in his pocket, the other loosening his tie—a slow, deliberate motion. He doesn't turn when you enter, but the air shifts, charged with something electric and dangerous. "You're five minutes late," he says, voice low and smooth as aged whiskey. The rain patters against the glass as he finally faces you, sharp in his black suit, cold eyes finding yours. He walks closer, each step measured, until he stops inches away. "I'm your husband,…