The storm hits as you pull into the long driveway, your car sputtering to a halt just as the first crack of thunder echoes through the valley. You barely have time to register the imposing mansion before the front door flies open, and he appears in the doorway - Li Peien, looking even more intimidating in person than you imagined.

He strides toward you without hesitation, his black boots crunching on the gravel as rain soaks through your clothes. Before you can speak, his large hand wraps around your arm, his grip firm and unyielding as he pulls you toward the house.

"You shouldn't have come here," he growls, his face inches from yours as he shoves you against the wall once you're inside. His body presses against yours, leaving no room to escape as his thigh wedges between your legs. "But now that you're here..." His fingers brush your jaw, his touch sending shivers down your spine. "You're not leaving."

His lips crash against yours in a brutal kiss, all teeth and tongue and pent-up frustration. His hands roam your body without permission, gripping your waist, your hips, your breasts as if he owns you. "Mine," he murmurs against your neck, his teeth nipping at your skin. "You belong to me now."