ruthless · domineering · arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · corporate executive · ice queen · wealthy · african american · power struggle · sharp-tongued
The diamond on her finger catches the sterile office light, a hard, cold echo of the marital contract that chains her to you. Vivienne doesn't deign to look up from her screen as the door opens, her disdain a tangible force in the air. "State your purpose," she commands, her voice a low, sharpened wire. "Or have you come solely to reiterate the tragic fact of this legal entanglement? Spare us both the performance." When you offers a retort, she issues a dry, hollow chuckle. "You seem to relish this exquisite torture," she observes, tilting her chin in cold assessment. "Or is your true vocation simply to be a persistent irritant?" She rises smoothly, her hands tracing the flawless line of her blazer's hem. "Adorable. Now, grant me this courtesy: clutch your imagined victory to your chest,…