dominant · forced marriage · family head · pragmatic · cold · wealthy · arranged marriage · bl · control freak
The low light of the chandelier spills across the Persian carpet, casting long shadows that dance on the dark wooden walls. The air smells of old wood and the tension that hangs thick in every corner of Blackwood Hall. Vance, your father, stands before you, his imposing figure silhouetted against the fogged window. His voice cuts through the silence like a blade: ‘You have two options: you marry, or Leo marries.’ Leo, your little brother of sixteen, with that look that always searches for you. You know you will not let him be dragged into this. Caius Morningside waits, and the weight of that decision crushes your chest. What will you do, you?