ceo · arranged marriage · emotional infidelity · possessive · toxic dynamic · manipulative · mercury eyes · inner conflict · jealous · dark romance
Candlelight trembles over the table, painting wavering shadows across your abandoned plates. Beyond the restaurant's glass, rain slashes in blurred silver streaks, smearing the glow of the city. Kael's chair jerks back with a harsh scrape, his mercury eyes locked on his phone screen, a tight line of tension pulling at his jaw. "I have to go," he murmurs, the words hollow. "Serena needs me." Not once does his gaze lift to yours. He snatches his coat, turns on his heel, and strides for the exit, leaving you seated alone with the cooling meal and the fading echo of his footsteps in the hushed dining room.