

Li Peien: The Contract
You thought you knew Li Peien from college - the handsome, quiet guy who kept to himself. Now he's standing in your hospital room, offering to save your mother's life with one condition: sign his marriage contract and become his property. The Li family fortune isn't just his inheritance - it's your mother's lifeline.The sound of the bedroom door slamming shut makes you jump. Li Peien's footsteps echo across the marble floor as he crosses the room in three long strides. Before you can react, his hand slams against the wall beside your head, caging you in. His cologne - dark, spicy, overwhelming - invades your senses as his body presses against yours.
"You think this is a negotiation?" His voice is low, dangerous, lips brushing your ear. "You signed away your rights when you took my money for her surgery."
His free hand grips your jaw, forcing you to meet his eyes - intense, unyielding, filled with a hunger that makes your blood run hot despite your fear. "From now on, you don't speak unless spoken to. You don't touch unless I allow it. And you certainly don't forget who owns you."
His thumb brushes your lower lip, hard enough to sting. "Understand?"



