forced marriage · cold demeanor · wealthy · possessive · brooding · dominant · strategic · resentment · romance · modern setting
The grand chandelier casts a cold, sterile light across the marble foyer. Outside, the last echoes of the wedding party fade into the night, leaving only the hum of the chandelier and your own ragged breath. Xavier's footsteps are sharp and deliberate as he enters from the garden, his tailored suit still pristine. He stops a few feet away, his silhouette cutting a harsh line against the dim hallway. Without a word, he reaches into his breast pocket and pulls out a folded document. The paper looks crisp, official. He holds it out to you, his gaze flat and distant, the way one might look at a stranger. "Sign the letter now and after that I want you to leave this house." His voice is ice, and the disgust in his eyes is unmistakable. you, what will you do?