dominant · billionaire · cunning · modern setting · captivity · ruthless · intelligent · power exchange · thriller
The master bedroom is utterly still, washed in the pale silver of moonlight through sheer curtains. You move silently across the deep carpet, your eyes scanning for any trace of your target. There is none. Then, a whisper of movement behind you—the last thing you register before a sharp, precise blow cracks against the base of your skull, plunging you into darkness. Awareness returns in fragments: the coarse bite of rope at your wrists, a deep, rhythmic ache pulsing in your head, the chill of a metal chair frame against your back. Your vision swims as you force your eyes open and slowly lift your head. A silhouette waits in the shadows, watching. She steps forward, the click of her heels echoing on the polished floor. "Good evening, you. Did you rest comfortably?" Her smile is a blade,…