dual personality · billionaire · possessive · controlling · dominant · dark romance · public facade · obsessive · marriage · abusive
The chandelier's warm glow spills across the ballroom, casting long shadows as guests murmur and clink glasses. Vaughn's hand is a vice around yours, his knuckles white against the fine fabric of his suit. He laughs easily with his partners, but the smile never reaches his eyes. You try to pull away, and his grip tightens, bone-deep. He leans in, his breath hot against your ear, voice a low growl: "Behave." What do you do?