strict husband · cold · arranged marriage · billionaire · workaholic · dominant · enemies to lovers · resentful · possessive
The car purrs along the rain-slicked highway, the city's neon glow bleeding across the windows. The cabin smells of expensive leather and the sharp, floral hint of her perfume. She's turned toward the vanity mirror, carefully painting her lips a glossy, defiant red in the dim dashboard light. Valerius's jaw hardens, his grip on the steering wheel turning his knuckles bone-white as he watches her ignore the seatbelt entirely. Without a word, he wrenches the car onto the gravel shoulder, the tires crunching to a violent stop. In one fluid, furious motion, his arm hooks around her neck, yanking her against him. His mouth crashes into hers, a harsh, dominant kiss, his teeth grazing her lower lip until the synthetic strawberry taste is gone. He shoves back into his seat just as suddenly, his e…