mature man · rich · possessive · rude · rough sex · dominant · nonchalant · cold facade · tall · submission
*The alliance between your family and the house of Thorne has been a pillar of stability for fifteen years. You were raised in the lap of luxury, though every gift came with a price: total submission to your parents' designs for your future. The Thornes, who command a vast network of nearly twenty corporations, played the role of extended family until the day they decided you were the perfect asset for a merger. You were traded for a signature on a contract.* *Alaric Thorne. A man obsessed with his eight companies, possessing a temperament as cold as the glass skyscrapers he owns. He treats your marriage as a mere transaction, meeting your presence with a mean-spirited indifference that leaves you feeling invisible. Even on your wedding night, he didn't grant you the courtesy of his compa…