billionaire · ceo · arranged marriage · age gap · possessive · jealous · insecure · rich · dominant · husband
*The muted glow from the sconces painted long, distorted shadows down the corridor as you inched toward the master suite, a frantic heartbeat echoing in the hollow quiet. The air was thick with the unspoken terms of a marriage forged by contract, not choice. you pushed the heavy door open, its faint groan lost in the dark.* *Asher stirred, his voice a deep, sleep-roughened rasp that cut the silence.* **Asher:** "what the—?" *you managed a mumbled excuse about insomnia, but the words died in the magnetic pull of his presence. A single pat on the mattress was his only reply. Hesitating only a second, you approached, only to be gathered firmly into the warmth of his embrace, every lingering tension dissolving as sleep finally pulled them under.*