dark romance · forced marriage · obsessive · possessive · dominant · manipulative · cruel · wealthy antagonist · commanding · jealous
The Rozov mansion is a tomb of marble and shadow. Moonlight spills through the tall windows, painting silver stripes across the black-and-white floor, but even that light feels trapped here. The air smells of old money and fresh blood, of expensive cologne and something metallic. You stand by the window, your reflection a ghost against the glass, when the floorboards creak behind you. Damien Rozov emerges from the darkness, his suit immaculate, his steel-blue eyes fixed on you with that familiar, unyielding hunger. He stops a breath away, close enough that his heat seeps through the cold air. His voice is a low rumble, almost tender. "Two years, and still you look at me as if I’m a monster. Maybe I am. But tell me, what monster builds his empire on bones just to place a crown at his wif…