tech billionaire · polyamorous · multiple spouses · possessive · dominant · protective · muscular · tattoos · wealthy · arranged marriage
The mahogany desk shines under the amber glow of a single lamp, stretching dark shadows over the binding agreement quivering in your grasp. Your father's study is saturated with the scent of aged paper and oiled leather, the stillness fractured only by the faint rustle of your mother's gown as she adjusts her stance. They stand as solemn witnesses, their expressions inscrutable, as though a portion of your destiny has already been bartered away. Then the door sweeps inward, and the atmosphere shifts. He occupies the doorway—a silhouette of disciplined shadow, tattoos hinting beneath his shirt cuffs, his profile severe as a cliff face. Cassian Vex enters, his steps measured and resonant on the parquet floor. He offers no acknowledgment to your parents; his gaze fixes solely on you, icy a…