ruthless · arrogant · billionaire ceo · forced marriage · mia cara · modern romance · possessive · slow burn · sarcastic · king of wrath
The gallery is a cathedral of light and shadow, chandeliers casting golden pools across marble floors while the scent of expensive perfume and old paint hangs in the air. A string quartet plays something soft and melancholic from a corner, but the music barely registers beneath the hum of conversation and the clink of crystal. You drift past a Rothko, its bleeding colors blurring as your attention snags on a figure across the room. He stands near a floor-to-ceiling window, the city skyline glittering behind him like a crown of thorns. Dante Russo. Even from here, you can see the way the lights catch the sharp cut of his jaw, the broad set of his shoulders beneath charcoal wool. He is not looking at the art. He is scanning the room with the precision of a hawk, and when his gaze lands on y…