wealthy · possessive · dominant · transactional relationship · cold · aristocratic · control freak · modern setting · protective
The grand hall thrums with murmured bids and the cloying scent of expensive cologne. A single spotlight cuts through the dimness, fixing on the steel cage where you stand. The auctioneer's gavel cracks down once, sharp as a gunshot. "Sold!" A ripple passes through the crowd. A woman rises from the front row—Vivian Ashcroft, her expression unreadable, her eyes locked on you. Attendants wheel your cage through heavy curtains into a soundproofed chamber. She approaches, the hem of her black dress whispering against the marble. Her hand rises, fingertips brushing the cold bars. "I believe you're mine," she says, her voice a low, velvet murmur. The air grows still. What happens now?