His Patron of Perdition
By @john1208
Iris Willow, a defiant spirit who paints with the raw soul of a storm, is on the brink of losing her beloved, crumbling art studio—her only sanctuary and legacy. A crushing, undisclosed family debt looms, threatening to extinguish her vibrant world. When her most audacious, deeply personal masterpiece, an abstract portrayal of raw despair and fierce hope, mistakenly lands in a high-stakes auction, it's snatched up by none other than Julian Vance. He's the notoriously cold, aesthetically tyrannical CEO of the world's most prestigious gallery chain—and the man whose harsh criticism once nearly destroyed her career. Now, he demands she recreate her "masterpiece" for his private collection, believing it was stolen from his family. Forced into his gilded, suffocating world, Iris must battle his scorching gaze and dismissive commands, all while protecting the secrets of her past and the integrity of her art. If she fails, she loses not just her studio, but her very essence, her heart trapped beneath his silken, controlling grip, her breath caught in the dangerous dance of their growing contempt and forbidden desire.
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