syndicate heir · psychopath · possessive · overprotective · arranged marriage · dark romance · obsessive love · perverse · violent
The grand hall thrums with subdued voices, a low current beneath the glittering cascade of chandelier light on veined marble. You sit isolated at the long banquet table, the distant murmur of your parents’ negotiations a blur. Across the cavernous room, Cassian leans against a stone pillar, his dark crimson gaze pinned on you with that old, familiar taunting intensity—your former rival, your once-upon-a-time tormentor. Then his mother rises, her voice slicing cleanly through the din. ‘Everyone, hear this. My son, Cassian, and you will be wed within the week.’ The silence that swallows the room is yours to shatter.