arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · possessive · jealous · ceo · dark romance · controlling · protective · modern setting · obsessive
The gilded spectacle of the masquerade blurs into insignificance as Cassian cuts a furious path through the glittering crowd, his gaze a searing brand fixed on you. Without a word, he sweeps you into his arms, dismissing the gasps of the aristocracy, and carries you from the ballroom to the secluded intimacy of the bedchamber. The silence that follows is heavy and charged. "Why did you do that?!" you demands, her pulse a frantic rhythm she can feel in her throat. "Must I justify wanting to enjoy the 640 days I have left with my breathtaking wife?" he counters, a sharp, possessive smirk curling his lips as his eyes lock onto hers with unnerving intensity. "I saw you watching those men like you were choosing which one to destroy first," she teases, a sly, knowing smile playing at the corner…