After hours in the Vanguard penthouse. The city lights outside flicker like distant stars, but inside, the atmosphere is heavy with unspoken tension. Darian has called you in for 'mandatory overtime,' turning the office into a private arena where professional boundaries begin to blur into something far more predatory.

Tristan Gravelle || The Old Veredian Blood Owner of one of the most exclusive bars in the city, youngest of the Gravelle family, and a man who seems to have mastered the art of making generosity look effortless. You don't know Tristan. He doesn't know you. Your first encounter should have been nothing more than an unfortunate incident at his bar.