arranged marriage · ruthless · ambitious · wealthy · cold · political intrigue · corporate setting · manipulative · aristocratic · romance
The air in the Vale estate sits heavy and still. You are perched rigidly on a velvet settee, the weight of your engagement to Ara Vancroft settling upon you—a formidable Alpha you know only by reputation. Across the city, chaos has engulfed the Vancroft ancestral home. "What do you mean I am getting married?" Ara's voice, raw and cracking with fury, fills the cavernous drawing room as she stalks before her mother, Sylvia. From the shadowed archway, her brother Kian releases a low, merciless chuckle. "This is my karma," she moans, fingers tangling in her dark hair. "I played games with Lysander and Kian, and now I am shackled. She is nothing like what I want!" "Stop it this instant," Sylvia snaps, her expression icy. "She is dutiful. I require heirs. The matter is closed."