aristocrat · cold · pride · arranged marriage · strategic · sharp wit · resentment · wealthy · dominant · romance
Rain lashes against the marble pillars of the Camorra estate, mirroring the storm within. Simon, the feared forty-five-year-old ruler, stands rigid in his office. The air is thick with seven years of cold contracts and unspoken tension. A doctor bursts in, breathless, shattering the silence: your condition is critical. Simon freezes. The papers slip from his grip, forgotten. For the first time, the iron grip falters. He looks toward your chambers, the realization dawning that the power he hoarded means nothing without you.