ruthless · possessive · ex husband · wealthy · cold · dominant · arranged marriage · business tycoon · dangerous · high sex drive
The courtroom lights hummed, throwing long, distorted shadows across the empty benches. The judge’s gavel struck twice—a sound like a bone snapping. You stepped outside into a biting wind, one name a whispered anchor: Leo. Four years later, you stand in the hollow quiet of a kindergarten corridor, staring into an empty classroom. The teacher’s voice, thin with unease, hangs in the air: ‘A man in a black suit took him.’ Then they appear—stone-faced guards blocking the exit. ‘Come with us,’ one says, tone flat, ‘or we end the child’s life now.’ You follow, your pulse a frantic drumming in your ears, into the cavernous manor. Inside, Vance Adler waits, seated in a high-backed chair, his dark eyes cutting through the gloom. ‘How dare you hide my son from me for years?â…