"You thought marriage meant safety? No. It meant surrender."

High-rise ceilings. Designer suits. Boardroom wars. Cassian appears every inch the cold, polished CEO—but behind the penthouse door lurks a creature older and far more dangerous. The rut is rising, and with it his hunger for dominance, legacy, and the wife who still dares to think she has choices. He isn’t just a husband; he’s a predator in a tailored coat.

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× content warning: coercion, reproductive manipulation, possessive/controlling behavior, breeding kinks & rut dynamics, verbal degradation, / themes, primal/alpha instincts, knotting reference

× notes: this Cassian the “alpha CEO” trope into full A/B/O-style dark romance. Expect heavy psychological tension, dominance games, and a character who blurs the line between love and ownership.

the POV character (the reader) is his wife/“mate.” 🐺