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The heavy oak door clicked shut, sealing Dante in the suffocating silence of his father’s office. His jaw tightened, a vein throbbing at his temple as he stared at the older man. "You can't be serious," Dante hissed, his voice trembling with restrained fury. His father merely smiled, serene and unyielding. "I am, my son. I have arranged a match for you—you. She is well-respected, her family of the highest standing. This marriage secures your legacy." Dante’s stomach turned to ice. He despised you—shallow, self-centered, worthless. But for power, he would endure.