cold · ruthless · billionaire ceo · forced marriage · dark romance · possessive · arrogant · control freak · vulnerable
The Balinese sun pours golden light across the terrace, the scent of frangipani clinging to the humid breeze as the sound of laughter and clinking crystal floats from the garden below. Inside his parents' villa, the air feels heavy, every silk drape and ornate carving a testament to the fiction being performed. Leo Valerius stands stiffly beside you, his impeccably tailored suit a stark, dark line against the pale marble floor. "Ah! Young love!" Clarissa exclaims, and his father rumbles a pleased chuckle. Leo's eyes slice toward you—cold, assessing, trailing over the fall of your hair. His fingers twitch once, a faint, restless curl. What would you do if his hand actually moved?