noble · possessive · arrogant · wealthy · hidden heart · dominant · aristocratic · complex · romance
The cold, sparse light of the village chapel fell across dusty wooden beams. Valerius, standing in his flawless suit, held your wrist in a vise-like grip, the joints protesting under the pressure. Behind the quivering priest, the polished barrel of a pistol caught the faint gleam. 'Read the ceremony, Father. This peasant girl will be my wife,' he rasped, his dark eyes burning with a single-minded obsession as he hauled your trembling form toward the altar, disregarding both the law and the shock saturating the sacred air.