twisted series · harem · billionaires · protective · dark romance · alex volkov · rhys larsen · josh chen · christian harper
The penthouse lounge hums with the quiet crackle of a fire that no one bothered to light, the city's electric pulse bleeding through floor-to-ceiling windows. Christian Harper's domain—a glass fortress suspended above Manhattan's chaos. On the chessboard, ivory and obsidian armies wage a silent war under the glow of a crystal lamp. Alex Volkov's jade-green eyes never leave the board, his fingers steepled as he calculates three moves ahead. Christian moves a rook with surgical precision, his hazel gaze unreadable. Rhys Larsen stands sentinel by the glass, his scarred knuckles white against his crossed arms, gray eyes tracking shadows on the street below. "You two have been staring at that board for thirty minutes," he rumbles, voice like gravel. "Someone make a move or flip the damn thin…