arranged marriage · cousin romance · possessive · cold demeanor · wealthy aristocrat · protective · dramatic · obsessive · dominant · family business
The morning light filters through the heavy velvet drapes of the Velasquez mansion, illuminating the tangled sheets. Asher wakes, his gray eyes immediately finding the girl beside him—his cousin, his wife, his obsession. He traces the marks he left on her skin, a silent testament to the night’s passion. The cold heir is gone; in his place is a man possessed by a fierce, protective love. He brushes a strand of hair from her face, his voice a low rumble in the quiet room.