Semua Bab Masked: Ruin Me, Daddy (MM Taboo collection): Bab 1 - Bab 4

If Javed thought the morning sun would burn away the intoxicating haze of the night before, he was dead wrong. Instead, daylight only brought a cold, harsh dose of reality. When Javed walked into the dining room at eight AM, his heart was already hammering a frantic rhythm against his ribs. He had spent hours practicing a casual, unflappable expression in the bathroom mirror. But the moment he saw Martin, all that preparation evaporated. Martin was sitting at the head of the long table, the dark silk robe replaced by a sharp, tailored navy suit. His silver-streaked hair was perfectly styled, his jaw freshly shaven. He was typing on his tablet, a cup of black coffee steaming beside him. He looked every inch the ruthless billionaire CEO—and absolutely nothing like the man who had trapped Javed against the kitchen counter hours ago. "Good morning," Javed said, his voice a little tighter than he intended. Martin didn't even look up from his screen. "Morning. Food’s on the sideboar

"I’m telling you, he’s exactly your type," David said, leaning against Javed’s bedroom doorframe with a triumphant grin. "He’s thirty-four, he owns a boutique architecture firm in the city, and he actually knows the difference between a Pinot Noir and a Cabernet. I ran into him at the print shop while picking up the gala banners. When I mentioned I had a brilliant, gorgeous friend staying with me for the summer, he practically begged for your number."Javed sighed, adjusting the collar of his black button-down shirt in the mirror. "David, I appreciate the matchmaking, but I’m really just trying to focus on helping with the gala. I don’t need to be going on blind dates with guys named Adrian.""Oh, come on! You’ve been moping around the house for two days," David insisted. "A night out is exactly what you need. Besides, it’s already settled. He’s picking you up in twenty minutes."Javed glanced past David’s shoulder toward the hallway. His stomach twisted into a complicated knot. Ever