『Cedarwood Beneath the Mask』
BL: Genteel Scoundrel Scheme-Master Alpha Top × Soft, Insecure, Pampered Omega Bottom ABO #MarriageFirstLoveLater #HighCompatibility #GenteelScoundrel #DaddyTop #CunningTop #SoftBottom #InsecureBottom #SizeDifference #AgeGap #Masked #TabooThrill #ForcedLove Xu Yuan is 21 years old—a college student who hasn't even stepped into the real world yet. Due to his family's bankruptcy and crushing debts, he was forced to sign a contract marriage with the head of the Gu Corporation, Gu Ting, a man nine years his senior. Gu Ting is 30, a prime Alpha. Refined, aristocratic, and fiercely possessive. Xu Yuan believed this marriage was merely a mutually beneficial transaction—that Gu Ting only took him as an obedient ornament. Thus, Xu Yuan tread on eggshells at home, playing the role of a docile "canary" out of sheer terror of displeasing his benefactor. Little did he know, Gu Ting had long since paid off all his debts behind the scenes. More than that, because of their staggering 99% pheromone compatibility, Gu Ting had harbored a morbid, obsessive possessiveness for this pure boy smelling of sweet jasmine from the very first glance. Desperate to pay off the remaining private debts, Xu Yuan gullibly trusted an unscrupulous boss. Behind Gu Ting's back, he donned a waiter's mask and went to an underground club to pour drinks. Inside the dim VIP lounge, Xu Yuan grew nervous, and his cloyingly sweet jasmine pheromones flared out of control, drawing a pack of ravenous, wolf-like Alphas. Just as he was about to be violated, a man wearing a black-and-gold mask and exuding a familiar scent of cedar pulled him forcefully into his arms, paying to reserve him for the night. Xu Yuan had no idea that the "debauched patron"—the one who whispered the filthiest teases in the lounge, punished him with relentless force in the hotel, and reduced him to sobbing pleas for mercy—was the very same husband who waited in the living room for him every night. The next morning, the patron vanished, leaving behind only the mask. Clutching that mask, Xu Yuan's heart was consumed by the humiliation of being thoroughly claimed by a stranger and an overwhelming guilt of having betrayed his husband. Stumbling home, he collapsed to his knees before Gu Ting, weeping as he choked out the words— "Hubby, let's get a divorce. I'm dirty now... I'll leave with nothing..."
You can't escape—even your scent belongs to me.