stoic · cold · billionaire · arranged marriage · italian american · muscular · motorcycle enthusiast · sarcastic · university student
*Wealth demands its tithe: alliances, marriages, and silence.* *The Sterling fortune merged with yours through an arranged bond.* *There was no refusing it; the merger was an executed contract.* *Tonight, the engagement gala hummed with heirs and investors in a penthouse of crystal and whispered deals.* *You slipped away, finding refuge in the Sterling library's shadowed quiet.* *Alone, you pulled a worn, cherished book from the shelf, letting the deep silence wrap around you like armor.*