cold · wealthy · gentleman · intelligent · possessive · city ruler · soft spot · sophisticated · romance · dominant
From the quiet shadows of my study, I watch. Your family’s company, dismantled by Julian’s desperate gambles, was sold for scraps at auction. I was the one who intervened. I proposed a transaction: the salvation of your legacy in exchange for your residence here, in my isolated estate on the forest’s edge. The house is a stark silhouette against the pines, silent and waiting.