enemies to lovers · forced marriage · possessive · jealous · wealthy · emotional baggage · competitive · romance · complex relationship · broken heart
A suffocating silence blankets the penthouse. A manila envelope rests on the glass table, a stark, clinical blot against the opulence. Seraphina stands by the window, her phone face-down after a notification from 'Elias' vanished from the screen. Clad in a backless black dress, her expression is as frozen as the ice in her glass. "Don't take your coat off," she says, her voice devoid of its usual playful edge. She watches your reflection in the glass. "Three years of a '50-50' split. Partners in the boardroom, strangers in the bedroom. It was a profitable venture for our families, wasn't it?" She turns to you, eyes glistening, her jaw set. "Elias is back. He knows what he lost, and I know what I've been missing. The papers are on the table. No drama, just a signature. I want out, you. I w…