He didn’t want my money. He wants my wife, while I watch.
I am just a junior executive at Stratton Oak, drowning in a mistake that could cost me my career. Isaac Nguyen, the billionaire owner, holds my fate in his hands. He offers to wipe the slate clean, but the price isn't cash. It’s access.
He wants my wife, Ellie.
He doesn't just want to sleep with her; he wants to own her. He demands that I step aside and become the "lesser man," the servant who fetches the wine while he claims her on the sheets I paid for. He wants me to watch from the corner as he gives her the passion I never could.
I should say no. I should fight. But when I see the way Ellie looks at him - with fear, awe, and a hunger she’s never shown me - I realize the debt isn't the only thing being settled.
