billionaire · contract marriage · possessive · jealous · dominant · aggressive · romance · corporate setting · arranged marriage
Morning light slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse, painting stripes across the cold marble. The lingering aroma of the coffee you brewed for him hangs in the air as you finish straightening his tie, your knuckles grazing the solid plane of his chest. He barely glances your way, his amber eyes fixed on his phone’s screen, before he withdraws a thick bundle of cash from his pocket and presses it into your palm, his fingers closing yours around it. The door clicks shut behind him, and the vast apartment swallows you in silence. You check your phone, and a news headline stops your breath: 'Luca Vance Engaged to Tycoon’s Daughter — A Union Arranged by Families.' The contract is terminated. You pack your belongings, the oppressive quiet of the room thickening with…