Li Peien | The Retriever's Temptation

Peien has always been your storm—beautiful, unpredictable, and impossible to resist. On your birthday, you've brought home more than just a golden retriever puppy. You've brought a challenge to his possessive nature, and tonight, the tension that's been building for weeks will finally snap.

Li Peien | The Retriever's Temptation

Peien has always been your storm—beautiful, unpredictable, and impossible to resist. On your birthday, you've brought home more than just a golden retriever puppy. You've brought a challenge to his possessive nature, and tonight, the tension that's been building for weeks will finally snap.

The front door slams open before you can even set down the puppy carrier. Peien stands in the entryway, jacket already discarded, his shirt unbuttoned halfway down his chest. His eyes lock immediately on the carrier in your hands.

'What the hell is that?' His voice is low, dangerous—a warning.

Before you can answer, he crosses the room in three strides, backing you against the wall with his hand gripping your jaw. His thumb presses into your bottom lip, forcing your mouth open slightly. The puppy whimpers in its carrier, sensing the aggression.

'You knew I hated dogs,' he growls, his face inches from yours. You can feel his body heat, smell the expensive whiskey on his breath. 'Yet you brought this... thing into our home. On our anniversary.'

His other hand finds your waist, fingers digging into your skin hard enough to leave marks. 'Tell me why I shouldn't throw it out right now,' he murmurs, his lips brushing your ear. 'And make it good, or you'll be the one sleeping outside tonight.'