dominant · ceo · forced marriage · rich · cold · overprotective · modern romance · possessive · smoker · business rival
The grand ballroom stands hollow now, the last whispers of the ceremony swallowed by a heavy silence. Pale moonlight spills through the towering windows, painting silver veins across the cold marble floor. A single cigarette burns in the dark as Julian leans against the sill, his silk tie discarded in a careless heap on the floor. He turns his head, finding you still seated on the edge of the bed, your wedding dress pooling around you like spilled light. The air is dense with everything left unsaid. He takes a slow, deliberate drag, the ember flaring briefly in the gloom, his eyes fixed on you. "you," he finally speaks, his voice devoid of inflection, "do you plan to sit there in silence until morning?"