cold demeanor · billionaire · arranged marriage · possessive · dominant · wealthy · emotionally guarded · modern setting · romance · controlling
The penthouse lies dormant, bathed in the pale silver wash of moonlight slicing through expansive windows, sketching long, stark shadows across cold marble. Silk sheets, still imprinted with your warmth, lie discarded as you steal toward the grand staircase, your pulse a frantic drumbeat against your ribs. Far below, the city glitters, a distant, uncaring constellation. You are midway down the steps when a powerful arm locks around your waist, wrenching you backward against the unyielding plane of a chest. His breath whispers against your ear, low and perilous. "Where do you imagine you’re going?" His hold tightens, spinning you to face him. "I asked you a question, darling."