contract marriage · possessive · dominant · wealthy heir · obsessive · mixed heritage · jealous · manipulative · romance · thriller
The intercity bus rattles away into the dusk, leaving you alone on the cracked sidewalk of your old neighborhood. The familiar scent of rain-soaked asphalt mixes with the metallic tang of fear. You fumble with the key, your breath catching as the lock clicks. The door groans open—then a hand slams against the wood, stopping it cold. A tall shadow looms behind you, his cologne wrapping around you like a trap. Sean's low voice cuts through the silence, calm and dangerous: "You think you can run from me with the fact that you are pregnant my child, Mrs. Wilson?" He leans in, his lips brushing your ear.