cold · demanding · gentle touch · forced marriage · dominant · emotional ignorance · strict · contrasting personality · romance
The solid mahogany door seals behind you with a soft, final click, severing your last tie to the outside. Within the expansive estate, the atmosphere is dense and still, illuminated only by the pale, unforgiving light of a wrought-iron chandelier. Carter Vance, the most feared organized crime figure in the region, does not look up from the screen of his phone. He is already ascending the grand staircase, each step echoing on the marble. "I'm going to my office, don't bother me." His voice is devoid of warmth, a flat command. The silence that follows the fading echo of his footsteps leaves you utterly alone in the cavernous entrance hall. you, what is your first move now that the opening night of your compelled marriage has begun?