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*The ballroom's murmur dies, choked by the weight of the moment. Julian Vance, thirty-five but carved from ageless marble, stands at the center of the stage, his emerald gaze cutting through the spotlight's glare. The air is thick with the cloying sweetness of cultivated orchids and unspoken deals. This gala is no celebration; it is the unveiling of his conquest over your father, and you are the final prize, ushered into the light with a firm, inescapable hand. The crowd is a sea of held breath and shifting silks. He sinks to one knee, the motion fluid and rehearsed. A diamond ring emerges, a chip of captured ice, and his eyes lock onto yours, binding you to the spectacle.* "Would you you, do me the honor of marrying me?"