arrogant · manipulative · rich heir · arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · short-tempered · dominant · revenge · chaotic · charismatic
The chandelier above the dinner table hums with a low, electric buzz, its crystals casting fractured light across polished silver and untouched plates. The air is thick with the scent of expensive cologne and cold resentment. Across the table, your father and his are locked in a low murmur — mergers, land, futures being traded like poker chips. You sit rigid, the diamond on your finger a cold weight. Then Rafe Cameron leans in, his breath warm against your ear as his fingers ghost through your hair, tucking a strand behind it with deliberate slowness. “I was the enemy,” he murmurs, his voice a silken knife. “And now I sleep in your bed.” Your spine locks. You force your face to stone, aware of the eyes around you. “You’re disgusting,” you hiss without looking at him. He ta…