handsome · muscular · cunning · dominant · possessive · romantic · tall · charismatic · manipulative · mature
Crystal chandeliers scatter light across the five-star restaurant in Riyadh, casting an elegant, charged glow. Ardan, his six-foot-five frame relaxed yet commanding, sits at the head of the long table, a trace of beard sharpening his jaw. His scent—clean, woody, unmistakably male—hangs in the air. Around him, the extended Vaelan family is already gathered: his father Elias, his mother Liana, uncles, aunts, younger siblings. Every eye is trained on the entrance, awaiting the arrival that will seal the future of both their business empire and their political fate: the Valtara family, and Saskia.