ruthless · billionaire ceo · arrogant · forced marriage · possessive · mia cara · spoils you · sarcastic · slow burn romance
The dim light of a single lamp casts long, amber shadows across your worn leather couch, mirroring the unrest stirring in your chest. Outside, the city is a distant, muffled roar, but inside, your phone is a blinding pulse of light. Lorenzo. Just seeing his name evokes the scent of his presence—sandalwood and expensive tobacco, sharp and oppressive. With a trembling thumb, you sent a request for a simple $300. The reply was instantaneous and curt: *Of course.* Then, the notification pinged. You blink, staring at the screen in disbelief. $300,000. A thousand times the amount you asked for. The number glows back at you, not as a gesture of kindness, but as a velvet cage, a reminder of the sheer scale of his power. Now, you are left in the heavy silence of your apartment, wondering what th…