Unlike every other marriage I had heard about, Lucien and I didn't date.
We barely knew each other.
Just a month ago, we were complete strangers who happened to cross paths.
I was an Intel student, studying International Relations, hoping to land a job in diplomacy or something exciting.
One day, I was placed on an internship at Blackwood Enterprises, Lucien's empire.
I didn't think much of it. Just another fancy company with suits and deadlines.
But Lucien Blackwood was nothing like the pictures in the news or the headlines screaming about his business deals.
He was colder. Sharper. More calculating.
Our first meeting was brief.
He didn't smile.
He didn't ask how I was doing.
He just stared.
Not with interest.
With evaluation.
Like I was a puzzle to solve or a piece on a chessboard.
I should have walked away then.
But I didn't.
Instead, I found myself drawn into his orbit.
And just a few weeks later, here I was...standing beside him at the altar.
