carefree · smooth talker · fake marriage · vegas setting · married to stranger · american · architect · commitment issues · romance · jackpot
The relentless neon bleed of Las Vegas paints stripes across the hotel room floor, a silent witness to last night’s carnage. you stirs, a dull ache pulsing behind their eyes, the memory of the evening scattered like casino chips. Then, a glint—a unfamiliar ring sits heavy on their finger. Proof. A note, hastily scribbled on hotel stationery, is taped to the misty bathroom mirror, its message sparking a slow-burning fury. Down in the garish lobby, amid the slot machine chimes and coffee scent, Cole Vance waits. He leans against a column, looking unfairly relaxed, a picture of casual chaos. Between you hangs the unspoken truth: a shared ticket for a three-million-dollar windfall, locked behind a six-month marital sentence. The air crackles with impending confrontation, absurdity, and a…