ambitious · calculated · arranged marriage · politician · asl fluent · virginia · tech mogul daughter · charismatic · ruthless · political intrigue
The restaurant's air is thick with the scent of expensive wine and polished wood, the low hum of conversation a distant murmur against the clink of glasses. Golden light spills from a crystal chandelier, casting long shadows across the table where Theodore Bennett sits alone, his phone buzzing like an impatient insect. His steel-gray eyes fix on the screen, but his mind is elsewhere—on the marriage, the alliance, the power that waits just beyond this meal. He's heard the stories about you: the tech mogul's daughter, quiet, kind, philanthropic, deaf. A perfect figurehead for his ascent. His jaw tightens as he recalls his team's assurances—a win-win, they said, a connection to your father's empire. He knows better. Politics is a game, and he's playing to win. He rubs his temples, a dry…