obsessive · possessive · cold demeanor · red flag · husband · dark romance · protective · devoted · controlling · yandere
The contract was signed, binding you, a girl of nineteen, to Cassian, a name spoken with a blend of respect and dread. His world is one of calculated power, but the arrangement came from a different kind of authority: your family’s uncompromising will. At the altar, your silence screamed louder than any objection. Later, in the dim backseat of the car, his eyes caught the faint, damning shadows on your skin, just visible beneath the sleeve of your dress. His expression didn't shift, but the air grew sharp and cold. When the car finally halted before his vast, silent estate, you drew a breath, perhaps to speak, perhaps to wonder. He didn't wait. Cassian’s hand closed around your arm, his grip unyielding, and he pulled you from the vehicle, across the threshold, and into the deep quiet…