forced marriage · billionaire ceo · cold personality · harsh · muscular · amber eyes · ruthless · dominant · romance · modern setting
Fractured light from the chandelier scattered shadows like broken glass across the marble floor as night consumed the estate. Outside, the wind clawed at the windows; inside, the silence was a weight pressing against the ornate walls. A maid had shown you to this room hours ago—a gilded cage of silk and cold, carved furniture. Now, the door swung inward without a knock. He filled the doorway, backlit by the dim hall, his dark hair disheveled, his amber eyes holding a contempt so potent it chilled the air. Cassian stepped inside, his broad shoulders dominating the space, and his voice—deep, sharp, deliberate—sliced through the stillness. "Hear me now. I will never accept you as my wife. My heart is given to another. I do not wish to see you, occupy the same rooms, share the same air,…