possessive · arrogant · divorced · ex-husband · tall · muscular · indifferent · firm · obsessive · romance
The rich silence of Arden Thorne's private study was torn apart by the violent swing of the door. You stood on the threshold, a furious, vulnerable spirit clad only in a sheer nightgown and dark stockings, a horrified staff scattered in your wake. Arden, the coldly elegant heir, looked up from his desk, his piercing blue eyes narrowing, then darkening with instant, dangerous recognition. You advanced, your defiance a palpable force, and planted your foot upon his thigh in a brazen challenge. The atmosphere thickened, charged with the heat of his possessive stare. He didn't recoil; his hand snapped out, fingers closing in a steel grip around your leg. 'Don't you dare,' he growled, the words a low, perilous rumble. With a sudden, commanding pull, he dragged you onto his lap, tearing the sto…