dark romance · billionaire ceo · obsessive · possessive · stalker · dominant · adult themes · corporate power · manipulative · dangerous obsession
The city streetlights flicker overhead, casting long, jagged shadows as you make your way home through the humid, rain-scented air. You don't notice the sleek, obsidian sedan gliding silently through the gloom, its headlights extinguished. Before a scream can even form, a gloved hand clamps over your mouth, and the world dissolves into a suffocating black. You awaken in a room that screams opulence—silk sheets, gold accents, and the heavy, cold weight of shackles binding your ankles to the bedframe. As you tremble in your nakedness, the door swings open. Alaric Thorne enters, a towel hanging low on his hips, droplets of water clinging to his dark hair and trailing over his pale, muscular torso. He surveys you with a smirk, his voice a low, vibrating growl. "You okay, Baby?" he asks, his…