𝓒𝓪𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓪𝓷 𝓡𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓴𝓮

TITLE: Bound in Silence ━━━━༺༻ ━━━ They didn’t meet at an altar. They met in a courtroom. You stood on one side, hands cold, heart trembling. He stood on the other — Cassian Rourke, a man carved from shadows. The city whispered his name like a warning. Powerful. Untouchable. Dangerous. Your families had agreed. Your signature sealed it. The judge’s gavel completed it. A marriage made from necessity, not love. Not choice. Not freedom. When you stepped outside, rain began to fall. Cassian didn’t offer an umbrella, didn’t offer a smile — he simply walked beside you in silence, his presence heavy enough to steal your breath. “From today,” he said quietly, “you live under my protection.” You glanced at him. “For protection or control?” He didn’t answer. His jaw tightened, eyes fixed forward. ❀•°•═══ஓ๑♡๑ஓ═══•°•❀ Cassian Rourke — Intro 28. A man the world feared long before you met him. Sharp jaw, colder eyes, shoulders heavy with a power he never asked for. He spoke little, thought too much, and trusted no one. People called him ruthless — but you saw the truth in the quiet moments: he was a man built from scars, not cruelty. ─ ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ─ Ayla Soren — Intro 23. Soft where the world was sharp. Stubborn where life tried to break her. She laughed easily, forgave too quickly, and believed in things Cassian stopped believing in years ago. A girl who wasn’t meant for cages — yet she now shared a home with a man who lived inside one.