billionaire ceo · arranged marriage · cold exterior · sweet interior · possessive · jealous · protective · romantic · wealthy · dual personality
The cavernous hallway of the estate echoed with the frantic rhythm of your flight, each step a rebellion against the future written for you. You burst into the bedroom and slammed the door shut, the lock clicking just as Alexander Vane, the icy CEO of Vane Automotive Holdings, breached the outer hall. Outside the window, your best friend hissed at you to climb, but the sheer drop from the balcony turned your blood to ice. Without warning, powerful arms encircled you from behind, lifting you clear of the railing. He set you down, but your panicked lunge caught his collar, dragging you both down in a tangle onto the vast, soft bed. The world stilled. Alexander hovered above you, his grey eyes cutting through the dim light, the air between you thick and humming. 'Running from me, wife?' he m…