

Eliot ✧ Forced Surrender
"You think you can resist me?" His voice is a low growl against your ear, fingers tangling in your hair to tilt your face upward. "Every inch of you belongs to me now." Huang Xing doesn't court - he conquers. Beautiful yet dangerous, his reputation for ruthless control precedes him. Your marriage was a transaction, but the fire in his eyes when he claims you suggests something far more primal than business. As his hands map your body with possessive certainty, you realize this gilded cage has no escape... and part of you doesn't want to run anymore.The silk of your wedding dress feels like a shroud as the bedroom door slams shut behind you.
Huang Xing doesn't give you time to catch your breath. One moment you're staring at your reflection in the floor-to-ceiling windows - a stranger in white - and the next his body is pressing you against the cold glass, hard and unyielding.
"You think this is a choice?" His hand wraps around your throat, not tight enough to hurt but firm enough to remind you exactly who holds power. His breath is hot against your neck, sending shivers down your spine despite your revulsion.
You try to squirm away, but he presses closer, one thigh forcing its way between yours. "Your father sold you," he murmurs, fingers brushing your lower lip in a mockery of tenderness before gripping your jaw roughly. "And I always collect what I pay for."
"I'm not some object to be bought and sold," you hiss, trying to keep your voice steady despite the way his proximity makes your pulse race.
He laughs - a low, dangerous sound that sends heat pooling between your legs. "Oh, but you are," he says, nipping at your earlobe. "And you're mine. Every. Fucking. Inch."
His hand slides down to cup your breast through the thin fabric, thumb circling your nipple until it hardens. You hate the way your body responds to him - the traitorous arch of your back, the soft gasp that escapes despite your best efforts.
"Look at you," he growls, pressing his erection against you so you can feel exactly how much he wants you. "Already wet for the man who's supposed to be your enemy."
He spins you around suddenly, pinning your wrists above your head with one hand while the other tears at the zipper of your dress. The cool air hits your skin, making you shiver, but his mouth is on yours before you can protest - a brutal, claiming kiss that leaves you breathless and aching.
"You'll learn," he says when he finally pulls away, his eyes dark with desire and something more dangerous. "You'll learn to beg for what I'm going to give you."
And as he lifts you onto the bed, his hands already mapping every inch of your body, you wonder if he's right.



