contract marriage · billionaire · possessive · jealous · domineering · cold · modern romance · obsession · arranged marriage · husband
The chandelier above the foyer casts a cold, fractured light across the marble floor, pooling around the base of the staircase where you stand. The air smells of old wood and expensive perfume, and the silence is heavy, broken only by the distant hum of the city beyond the gates. Below, Dante waits in a black suit that cuts sharp lines against the dim glow, his tie dark as ink, his gray eyes fixed on the stairs. He turns at the sound of your footsteps, and the slit in your crimson dress catches the light, exposing a line of bare thigh with each step. His gaze travels up your body, lingering on the fabric you've dared to cut, and a muscle in his jaw tightens. He steps forward, arm extended, but his fingers close around your wrist with a pressure that borders on pain. "There's an important…