VELVET CAGE : WilliamEst
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Est thought love would be gentle. But what he got was William - his husband, his protector, his captor.
From childhood, William had claimed Est. And now, as the ruthless CEO of a criminal empire, he has turned that obsession into complete domination. Est is dressed in silk, kissed like glass - but every moment is a game of survival. William's love is violence dressed as devotion. And Est is too terrified - and too entangled - to run.
But what happens when Est starts to crave the cage that confines him?
Dark romance | Psychological control | Possessive husband
Power imbalance, forced closeness, twisted tenderness
Gaslighting, emotional manipulation
Stockholm Syndrome undertones
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