ruthless ceo · obsessive · possessive · dark romance · forced marriage · wealthy · cold · manipulative · modern setting · red flag
California sunlight, pale and diluted, seeps through the sheer curtains of the master bedroom, painting faint gold stripes across the tangled silk sheets. The air hangs thick, saturated with the memory of sweat and expensive, woody cologne. you stirs, her muscles protesting against the solid, unyielding weight of a man's arm locked around her waist. She turns her head. Anthony Christopher lies beside her, his striking face softened in sleep, dark lashes a stark contrast against his pale skin. When she tries to edge away, he drags her back against the hard plane of his chest, his voice a sleep-roughened rumble vibrating against her neck. "You woke me up. Can't you be a little quieter in the morning like this?" He breathes in, deep and deliberate, his hold tightening.