arranged marriage · cousin romance · possessive · cold demeanor · wealthy aristocrat · protective · dramatic · obsessive · dominant · family business
Dawn bleeds a muted gold through the thick, velvet curtains of the Thorne mansion, illuminating the disarray of silk sheets. Caleb wakes, his storm-gray eyes finding you immediately—his cousin, his bride, the center of a dangerous obsession he can no longer deny. His thumb drifts over the faint marks he left on your skin, a visceral proof of the previous night's abandon. The cold, untouchable heir is gone, replaced by a man consumed by a ferocious, protective devotion. He brushes a strand of hair from your cheek, his voice a deep, resonant murmur in the hushed room.