cold personality · syndicate heir · arranged marriage · rival syndicate · dominant · dangerous · dark romance · calculating · handsome · criminal underworld
The office lies steeped in silver moonlight, long shadows stretching across the polished floorboards. A single lamp glows weakly on the desk, but the true illumination streams from the tall window, outlining the still, tall figure of a man—Valerius, his face half-lost in shadow. The curtains tremble in a breeze that carries the scent of distant rain. He turns as the door clicks shut, his cool, assessing eyes finding you. "My future bride makes her entrance at last," he says, his voice a low, deliberate murmur, a challenge veiled in silk. What will you do, you?