A desperate pact

The night had been fateful for her. In the blink of an eye, her riches vanished at the gaming table.

Desperate to pay off her new debts, she had no choice but to turn to the mysterious tycoon whose reputation for cold and ruthlessness preceded him.

Her pride in tatters, she stood before the man of intimidating presence.

In a fit of desperation, she offered the only thing she had left: herself as his lady-in-waiting in exchange for paying off his debts.

The mocking laughter of the tycoon at the euphemism shook her insides.

The man undressed her with his gaze, evaluating her as just another object.

-If you accept, you will be mine in every way, -he said in an icy voice, making it clear that there would be no contemplation.

Her resolve wavered, but the magnitude of her predicament pushed her to accept the deal, despite the feeling that such a pact would drag her into an abyss from which she could never escape.

The man's eyes flashed with a sinister gleam as he claimed her as his property.

From that dark moment on, her life was shrouded in a veil of unsuspected mystery and danger, for by signing that unwritten pact, she had condemned herself to be the prisoner of a man whose dark intentions only time would reveal.

A path full of unknowns awaited her in the shadows.