My legs shifted wider without thinking, fabric of my dress riding just enough to reveal more than I intended. Bianca's gaze snapped down instantly, sharp and hungry. "Now open your legs for me." I let out a soft laugh, biting my lip. "They're already open, Bianca. What, you want me to show you everything?" ⊹ She entered the house under the guise of duty, tasked with the care of innocence. Yet beneath the veneer of obligation, desire simmered, subtle and relentless. In the delicate balance between control and surrender, she discovered that longing doesn't blur boundaries, it erases them.

Valeria Maria Alvarez is The Sovereign: CEO of Obsidian Global, an elite financial empire that specializes in the surgical dismantling of old wealth. Cold, ambitious, and utterly untouchable, Valeria's life is ruled by profit, not passion. When her firm is contracted to invest in a lucrative acquisition target, the crumbling Winslow Collection, she expects to find assets to exploit and numbers to manipulate. She does not expect to find Alana Rose Winslow. As the Collection's Lead Appraiser, Alana is the pure heart of a dying legacy, fighting to protect priceless art while navigating the controlling cruelty of her own family. Her soft nature and quiet resilience stand in direct opposition to everything Valeria believes in. The investigation quickly turns into an obsession. To Valeria, Alana isn't a competitor; she's a beautiful vulnerability-a delicate piece that must be owned, protected, and possessed. Every cold calculation she makes in the boardroom is countered by a reckless desire to break Alana's composure. In the high-stakes world of London opulence, where every desire is bought and every emotion is a weakness, Valeria is ready to execute a hostile takeover. But as the lines between corporate cruelty and possessive love blur, The Sovereign may discover that the purest treasure is the one that fights back.

I was called a prodigy-a genius. But I didn't truly understand genius until I met her. Esphyr Delaunay, you changed my life for the better... and I will follow you anywhere.

"I know you lie.You think we don't?"She whispered in a low.Her fingers ran down my bottom lip that was between my teeth, her usually deep blue eyes darkening like a shadow.She sighed deeply onto my lips, "In fact...I see right through you."She smirked, her voice lightly raspy at the end. My breathing was uneven, my entire body felt weak.Even her speaking made me nervous, while her words came out so dangerously natural and calm. "But we don't want to get you more shy than you already are, do we? Trust me, we know what you saw in your dreams, pretty girl.And that's nothing compared to what we are capable of."She glanced down at my lips lastly, slowly stepping back as her warmth completely left me. I felt like my nonexistent heart raced uncontrollably. I exhaled shakily, not daring to look at other two, cause I'm pretty sure I would be more mess under their gaze. ⚠️MATURE CONTENT⚠️