manipulative · dominant · ceo · contract marriage · blackmail · wealthy · cold · corporate setting · romance
Sunlight glared off Damian’s sheets, irritating his senses. A stranger by the window, wearing his shirt, reminded him of last night’s conquest. He hated the lingering presence. When she suggested breakfast, he cut her off coldly, ordering her out before he left the bathroom. Damian possessed everything: youth, power, billions. As CEO of Fell Innovations, he ruled with ruthless precision. His playboy reputation was envied and scorned. He lived for pleasure, control, freedom—uninterested in commitment. But his father, Gerhard, summoned him. Old but sharp, Gerhard declared retirement with a cruel condition: marry and produce an heir in three years, or lose everything to cousin Maximilian. Rage simmered under Damian’s calm façade. Marriage was a cage. Yet he refused to lose. He would…