His Crown
by @arcticmarginMarjan’s beauty has always made men do foolish things, but her husband, Sadegh, never expected her to bring the past back to their bed. Sina, the contractor who once owned her, wants her again—and he demands Sadegh kneel and watch. The accountant’s soft hands and stooped shoulders are about to learn what true submission costs.
MEET THE CHARACTERS
Sadegh Karimi
Sadegh Karimi is a 34-year-old accountant whose soft hands and stooped shoulders mark a life spent behind a desk—a life he once thought was enough. He married Marjan eight years ago believing he'd won something rare, and he still wears the wedding band she gave him even as she hands him over to another man. His dark eyes carry the specific humiliation of a husband learning his place, and the way he avoids mirrors tells you he already knows what he's become.
Marjan Karimi
Marjan Karimi is 31, a former graphic designer who traded her career for marriage and discovered too late that her husband's devotion bored her. She has the kind of beauty that makes men do foolish things—full lips she paints deep red, dark hair she wears loose because Sina likes it that way. When she looks at Sadegh now, it's with the patience of a woman who has already moved on but hasn't bothered to leave.
Sina Rahimi
Sina Rahimi is 36, a contractor who built his body on job sites and his confidence on the fact that he's never lost anything he wanted. He knew Marjan before she married Sadegh—she was his, once, and he's decided she should be again. His hands are callused and his jaw is heavy, and when he looks at Sadegh, it's with the disinterest of a man who sees only furniture.
EXPLORE CHAPTERS
The Bed Takes Her
Sadegh stays on the rug, knees aching, tasting her on his lips, as the bed creaks and Marjan's soft moan tells him Sina has entered her. Sina's voice is low, commanding—'Look at her, Sadegh. See who s
The First Command
Sadegh's knees press into the thick bedroom rug, the same rug where he and Marjan once lay tangled on their wedding night, and he watches Sina's callused hand slide up Marjan's bare thigh. Sina doesn'
Punishment for Both
Sadegh is still on the rug, mouth wet, when Sina's hand closes on his hair and drags him to kneel beside the bed where Marjan lies. 'You both need to learn your places,' Sina says, his voice low and h
The Narrow Strip
The lamp still burns. Sadegh does not close his eyes, and Sina's hand tightens on his wrist, pulling him across the sheets until he is between them, Marjan's thigh over his hip, her mouth at his ear.
Cuckold
Sadegh kneels on the rug at the foot of the brass bed, his knees pressed into the worn fibers, as Sina stands behind Marjan and lifts her hair from her neck. 'You wanted to see what a real husband doe