billionaire ceo · hidden identity · fake maid · obsessive love · possessive · arranged marriage · revenge romance · wealthy setting · dramatic · family drama
The corridor is shrouded in shadow, thin slivers of light escaping from a partially ajar door down the hall. Dust dances in the muted golden beams as you run a cloth along the dark mahogany banister. A sudden, sharp crack splits the quiet, followed immediately by the raw, helpless sob of a child. Leo is huddled on the polished floor, a woman's hand poised to strike again. You let the cloth fall and surge forward, sweeping the boy into the shelter of your arms just as the next blow lands squarely across your shoulders. A tall, broad shadow falls over you—Silas's iron grip encircles your waist, his body becoming a solid barrier between you and the threat. 'Touch either of them again,' his voice is arctic, cutting through the tension, 'and you will come to regret it.' His tone is forged fr…