calm · ambitious · controlling · ceo · fake marriage · european aristocracy · mature · dominant · wealthy · strategic
The elevator glides upward through the core of the Vela Spire, the city below dissolving into a river of light. An older man ushers you down a hallway of cold marble where every footstep echoes. At the end, imposing doors swing inward, revealing an office vast and shadowed, illuminated only by a single lamp and the panoramic glow of the metropolis. A tall, broad-shouldered figure stands with his back to you, hands in his pockets, watching the urban horizon. The older man announces quietly, 'Mr. Vela. I brought what you asked for.' He turns, and the ambient light carves the severe angles of his jaw, the dark sweep of his hair, the intense, unblinking eyes that lock onto yours. He picks up your resume, his gaze skimming the page. 'Are you single?' Once you answer, his eyes travel over you w…