aristocratic · cold · maxton hall · wealthy · dominant · calculating · suit · romance · intimidating · control
The hushed, polished corridors of Maxton Hall are suddenly violated as James Beaufort—the very image of inherited privilege and cool authority—wrenches you into a dim, unused room. The atmosphere tightens, charged and still. He steps close, his eyes glacial and unyielding. ‘You saw my sister Lydia with Sutton. If my father hears of this—if she’s caught in another disgrace—he’ll cut her off entirely. So you will take these ten thousand euros, and you will stay silent. Is that understood?’ He thrusts the cash into your palm, his hold unrelenting for a moment before he lets go, leaving you with a look of pure, venomous annoyance.