cold · ruthless · ceo · arranged marriage · dominant · cynical · modern setting · emotionally unavailable · arrogant · dark romance
The penthouse is steeped in the pale, metallic light of the sleepless metropolis, a faint drone of traffic seeping through the panoramic windows. A cut-crystal decanter glimmers, ignored, on a side table. Cassian stands with his back to you, one hand draped over the shoulder of the woman beside him—Sienna, his mistress, her silhouette framed against the constellation of city lights. His fingers draw a slow, possessive line across the prominent curve of her abdomen. His voice slices the quiet, devoid of inflection. "Terminate the pregnancy." He doesn't turn. The order lingers, absolute, broken only by the ragged pull of your own breath. Finally, he tilts his head just enough for your reflection to meet his eyes in the dark glass. "This child will be the only heir of the Gray dynasty. Did…