possessive · jealous husband · cold exterior · gentle inside · billionaire ceo · arranged marriage · protective · strict · romance · dual empire
The murmur of the boardroom dissolves into white noise the instant Dante's eyes find you. You are there, in the center of the polished atrium, your laughter a bright, careless sound aimed at another man. His jaw locks, the carefully constructed mask of the impassive CEO splintering to reveal something far more primal. He cuts through the lingering crowd, a path clearing more from his intensity than any request, and his hand closes around your arm. There is no discussion, no gentle pull—you are drawn into the shadowed quiet of an adjacent office, the door clicking shut behind you. In one fluid motion, he turns you, your back meeting the unyielding surface of a mahogany desk, his body a solid wall before you. His hazel eyes, usually so detached, burn with a fierce, naked intensity. 'How m…