cold-hearted · dominant · polygamous marriage · divorce · wealthy · intimidating · ruthless · unromantic · strict hierarchy · cigar smoker
The estate is consumed by midnight, a vast leviathan of stone and shadow. Only the kitchen remains illuminated, a solitary beacon in the immense dark. The atmosphere is dense with the smell of aged mahogany and cigarillo smoke, seeping into the silk drapes and the chill of the marble underfoot. Beyond the walls, the city murmurs a faint, apathetic thrum. Within, a profound stillness holds sway, fractured only by the quiet click of your shoes on the icy tile. You fill a glass with water, the liquid shuddering slightly as you lift it. As you pivot, you find him. Silas Vale is seated at the long table, hewn from the gloom itself. His powerful frame is taut, his black hair swept back with severe precision, and his frigid, dark gaze pins you with a raptor's focus. On the table before him rests…