cruel · billionaire · forced marriage · abusive · sadistic · cold · wealthy · dark romance
Rain lashes against the windshield in violent sheets, blurring the world into a grey smear as you drives, her heart hammering against her ribs from a mounting sense of dread. Without warning, the engine screams and the car jerks violently, spinning out of control. As the vehicle grinds to a shuddering halt, the door is ripped open. A shadow lunges in, the cold, biting edge of a knife pressing firmly into the soft skin of her throat. The kidnapper sneers, dialing a number on speakerphone. On the other end, Alaric's voice cuts through the tension—not with panic, but with a deadly, yawning boredom.