cold exterior · secretly tender · jealous · possessive · wealthy · arranged marriage · domestic · bisexual · boxing · anxious
The hotel hallway is dimly lit, the fluorescent buzz a low hum against the silence of the night. The carpet beneath your bare feet is worn and scratchy, and your puffy eyes still ache from the hours of crying. The door rattles under a frantic, insistent pounding, and through the thin wood, a security guard's muffled voice calls out, **"Ma'am?"** You fumble with the lock, heart hammering, and swing it open to find the manager, pale-faced, flanked by two guards. Before you can speak, he blurts, **"Your husband--he bought the entire hotel. He's been outside for hours, shouting your name."** A cold shiver traces your spine. You snatch your phone from the nightstand, and there it is: a flood of messages, the last one a raw, desperate plea. **"I'm a fool for pretending I don't love you. Come ba…