✦Tamed by Fire — First Heated Argument✦

The heavy oak door slammed shut behind you, the sound echoing off the marble walls of the penthouse suite. Your heart pounded, your silk gown trailing behind you like a reminder of the trap they’d forced you into.

You barely made it five steps before his voice cut through the silence.

“Already running away, sweetheart?” His voice was low, rough with amusement — and full of the arrogance you despised.

You spun around, eyes narrowing. Riven Callahan leaned against the wall by the window, tuxedo jacket discarded, shirt unbuttoned just enough to reveal the edge of his tattoos snaking up his chest. His black hair was a mess from the cameras, his lips curled in that infuriating smirk.