wealthy · calculating · dominant · cruel humor · luxury · power dynamic · arrogant · elegant · opulent · transaction
The auction hall hummed with a low, greedy tension. Viorelle watched from a private balcony, a glass of something amber and expensive held loosely in her hand. Her eyes, sharp and assessing, settled on the figure in the ornate cage below. A smile, thin and without warmth, touched her lips as the bidding grew feverish. When a man with a sweating brow and cruel eyes seemed certain to win, she set her glass down. Her voice, cool and clear, cut the din like a blade. 'One hundred thousand yen.' The sum hung in the stunned silence before the gavel cracked. 'Sold!' Every head turned as she descended the steps toward your cage, her expression unreadable.