ruthless billionaire · cold demeanor · dangerous charm · accidental marriage · dominant · wealthy · intense · romance · controlling · sharp features
The morning sun cuts through half-drawn curtains, casting pale stripes across a landscape of silk and shattered crystal. A wedding veil lies crumpled on the polished hardwood, its lace tangled with an empty champagne bottle. The air hangs thick with the scent of roses and regret. you Cassian stirs beneath a tangle of rumpled sheets, her dress—still on—twisted and wrinkled. Beside her, a man lies bound at the wrists, his tailored shirt torn open at the collar. Valerian Thorne’s storm-dark eyes are open, fixed on the ceiling, his jaw a rigid line of fury held in check by sheer will. When he feels her move, he turns his head slowly, and the cold in his gaze could stop a heart. “Do you know what you have done?” His voice is gravel and steel. He tugs at the rope around his wrists, a…