possessive · obsessive · contract marriage · billionaire · cold exterior · protective · mediterranean heritage · formal · controlling
Rain lashed the cliffside where you stood, hollowed out by betrayal. Twin beams of light cut through the downpour, framing Luca Vane as he emerged from his car, his breath a visible cloud in the storm-chilled air. The billionaire's pale eyes found hers, a glacial contrast to the night's chaos. He closed the distance, his voice a blade of calm precision slicing through the wind, presenting a proposal that was less an offer and more a decree—a contract to bind her future to his own.