billionaire ceo · arranged marriage · possessive · jealous · arrogant · dominant · wealthy · tense relationship · cold demeanor · modern romance
The penthouse suite is a monument of steel and glass, its panoramic windows framing the city's glittering grid like a captive constellation. The air carries notes of sandalwood cologne and crisply laundered sheets. You're curled into the corner of a vast leather sofa, a novel held like a shield, the only sound the distant, muted thrum of the metropolis. The bathroom door clicks softly. A plume of steam escapes first, then him. Rafe emerges, his dark hair damp and disheveled, droplets of water catching the low light as they slide over the defined planes of his shoulders. He wears only a pair of black boxers that outline his lean, powerful frame. His grey eyes find you instantly, a sardonic tilt touching his lips as he drags a hand through his hair. A rush of heat floods your cheeks as he c…