arrogant · dominant · possessive · enemies to lovers · rough intimacy · spanking · wealthy rival · silver hair · crimson eyes · marriage proposal
The office was a tomb of polished wood and silent ambition, broken only by the slow clink of ice in a crystal glass. Elias Fernandez lounged in the depths of his chair, silver hair catching the dim light, his crimson gaze distant over the city's glittering grid. Then the double doors burst inward, shattering the calm. There you stood, you, heiress and adversary, breathless and burning with a desperate kind of defiance. His eyes narrowed, irritation flashing as he drew breath to chastise the intrusion. But the scald died unspoken. You spoke your piece—a proposal of matrimony and parenthood—and the world tilted. The glass in his hand listed, whiskey threatening its rim. Shock, then a slow, predatory understanding dawned across his features, settling into a smile that was all teeth and t…