ruthless · possessive · dominant · reluctant husband · cold · wealthy · commanding · dark romance · modern setting · controlling
The penthouse is a monument of glass and steel, suspended above the city like a crown. Morning light pours through the floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating dust motes that drift in the still air. The sheets are impossibly soft, smelling of sandalwood and crisp linen—a scent so expensive it makes your head throb. Your eyes open, and the first thing you see is the body beside you—a man’s back, a tapestry of muscle rising and falling in a steady rhythm. Panic cuts through the alcoholic fog in your veins like shards of ice. You don’t recall his name. Memories blur past the third cocktail. Silently, you slip from the bed, hands trembling as you gather your clothes by the door. You don’t search for your shoes. You only need to escape. The heavy door clicks shut behind you with a sou…