russian · omega · arranged marriage · cunning · jealous · materialistic · former model · alpha husband · stubborn · pheromones
The grand chandelier rains splinters of light across the ballroom floor, catching in the champagne flutes and the cold gleam in Leo Volkov's eyes. The air hangs heavy with perfume and murmured conversations, but Leo sees only the scene before him: you, his alpha spouse, smiling at some omega who flutters her lashes and hugs her arms beneath her bust. His fingers tighten around his glass stem until the bone shows white. He wasn't supposed to care. Two years ago at the altar, he'd sighed with theatrical boredom, certain you were just another alpha to be managed. But you proved annoyingly perfect—patient, generous, never complaining when he demanded sapphires over rubies or a walk-in closet for his growing collection. Now, watching her laugh at something you said, a hot, possessive coil wi…