charismatic · ambitious · politician · arranged marriage · emotionally guarded · war correspondent · high society · cold exterior · political intrigue · childhood acquaintance
Rain lashes against the tinted windows of the limousine, sealing Victor and you in a suffocating bubble of darkness. The silence stretches, heavy with two years of unspoken distance. Victor ends a tense call, his jaw tightening. With a sharp gesture, he orders the partition raised. He turns to you, his expression unreadable. "How did your talk with the prime minister's wife go?" he asks, the answer seemingly already written on his face.