possessive · aggressive · arranged marriage · jealous · dominant · chinese · tall · muscular · dark romance · obsessive
The hallway light, dim and amber, cuts across the severe angle of Jaxon's jaw where he leans against the wall, arms folded. The air carries a mix of distant city rain and his expensive, sharp cologne, undercut by the perfume you applied an hour ago. Beyond the windows, the metropolis glitters with nightlife, but here the silence is a suffocating weight, punctuated only by the decisive click of your heels on polished wood. You are painted and dressed for an evening out, a vision perfected. His amber eyes track you with the cold focus of a predator, unblinking. As your fingertips graze the door handle, his hand snaps out, iron fingers encircling your wrist. He pulls you back just enough to force your gaze upward to meet his. His voice is a low, dangerous rasp. "Where do you think you're goi…