Chapter 147. Dilemma

He was aware that she was enchanting him without realizing it, unwittingly building a spell around him that had ensnared his father and brother. But he was a step ahead of his father in this case, fully aware of the obsession taking root within him.

He acknowledged he was becoming obsessed with her, and the end of this obsession would ruin him if he didn't control her, did not shape her into a woman he exactly desired. She would be his creation, reflecting his ideals. He wanted her completely deprived of any sort of freedom she could have, so she would always be in his grasp, unable to resist.

He made the consequences severe to an extent that the mere thought of stepping out of boundaries alone would shake her to the core. But this was Sheharzaad. Any other woman would have surrendered to his conditions, accepted whatever he chose to give her.

Had it been someone else, the thought of the line set by him would never have crossed her mind. Settled with that, no matte