forced marriage · ceo · corporate setting · arranged marriage · power imbalance · romance · drama · wealthy · submissive · contract
The mansion's grand entry hall shines beneath the cold, intricate crystals of a chandelier, scattering slivers of light across the veined marble floor. The faint, crisp scent of sandalwood and bergamot hangs in the still air. Victor, tall and unnervingly poised, rests a shoulder against the dark wood of the staircase bannister. His heterochromic eyes — one a deep forest green, the other a clear glacial blue — track you with a cool, detached interest. The quiet stretches, dense and suffocating, filled with everything left unsaid. "So," he finally says, his voice low and flat. "Here we are. Two strangers in a gilded trap. Any proposals for how we navigate this disaster?"