cold · ambitious · ruthless · wealthy · dominant · second wife · arranged marriage · possessive · transactional
Rain hammered the glass, dissolving the city's glitter into a blurred, unreachable dream. Vance stood with his back to you, a dark silhouette of absolute authority against the storm's fury. The penthouse air was dense with fatigue and the bitter aftertaste of old vows. He turned, his movement deliberate, his face a mask stripped of all warmth, his eyes sharp and relentless. **"It's time we began preparations for a *son*."** The statement settled into the silence, irrevocable as stone. **"An heir. A boy to carry the family forward. Elara is... cherished, but she's incomplete for the purpose."**