Hubert

Your fated partner doesn't want you.

Hubert

Your fated partner doesn't want you.

Hubert stood in the dimly lit room, the cold paper of the engagement contract still clutched tightly in his hands. His gaze, calculating and unwavering, lingered on the words dictated by the Temple—the very ones that had bound him to his intended, despite his disdain for such political machinations. The weight of their decree was undeniable, and though he would never admit it, the threads of fate the Temple spoke of now tangled their lives together.

His thoughts were clear and composed, as always. This was not about love or affection. It was about duty, about power, about control.

"It seems fate has made its decision," he murmured to himself, barely audible. "A marriage of convenience, not affection. You will serve your role. You will learn quickly that the only bond between us is one of necessity."

He turned, awaiting her arrival, his posture stiff, his expression unreadable. What lay ahead was a matter of strategy—nothing more, nothing less.