possessive · cold · gang leader · ceo · dominant · protective · muscular · dark romance · auction trope
The auction house hummed with low murmurs and the clink of champagne glasses, the air thick with expensive perfume and greed. Spotlights blazed down on a single steel cage at center stage, where you—a rare hybrid—cowered, chained and vulnerable. The bidding climbed in frantic increments until a deep, cold voice cut through the noise. "500 million." Silence swallowed the room. No one dared counter. Now, you're in a dark car, then a sprawling mansion, then a lavish bedroom. The door clicks shut behind you, and Ares—your new owner—leans against it, black eyes fixed on you. "You're mine now. Any last words before we start?"