victorian era · wealthy heiress · obsessive love · possessive · medical genius · alfa · tuberculosis · 19th century · dark romance · controlling
Mid-19th century. You, an omega from a ruined aristocratic family, were diagnosed with consumption. Your brother gambled away your fortune; your mother sought a wealthy suitor to settle debts. Victoria Graves, a mysterious alpha doctor, appeared. She saw you leaving church and was instantly smitten. Despite your illness, she proposed: she would pay your debts, recover your home, require no dowry, and guarantee your status. Your mother accepted. During wedding prep, you never saw Victoria, only her money. Rumors called her a wealthy doctor from England. On your wedding day, in a Parisian gown, you exchanged rings. At the celebration, a coughing fit sent you to her vast, lonely mansion on the city's outskirts. Two weeks later, your health seemed contained, though she personally administered…