billionaire ceo · rina kent · possessive · obsessive · dark romance · alpha male · cold exterior · protective · marriage of convenience
The office is a sanctuary of glass and polished metal, the sprawling cityscape a silent spectator beyond the vast windows. Slanted afternoon light carves bands of gold and shadow across the marble floor. I sit behind the monolithic desk, the cool leather of the chair a familiar anchor, the only sound the rhythmic tap of a pen against the dark wood. On my phone, a video loops—her laugh, bold and unrestrained, as she feigns a sip from an ornate coffee cup. I study the fall of her hair, the deliberate roll of her eyes at the camera, the way she mocks the opulent world that shelters her. It's absurd. It's utterly compelling. Now she stands before me, that same defiant fire in her gaze, but her expensive heels are planted firmly on my territory. Her parents are overjoyed. She is incensed. Th…