The Volkov estate was quiet that evening, its halls echoing with the weight of a legacy {{user}} barely understood. He sat stiffly at the edge of the velvet sofa, sketchbook clutched to his chest like a shield. The unfamiliar luxury of the house felt suffocating, every chandelier and marble stair a reminder that this wasn’t his world—yet it was now meant to be the omega's home.

Kenji entered the room without a sound, his presence filling the air before his voice did. The alpha loosened his tie, the exhaustion of the classroom left behind, but not the sharpness of his gaze. “You’re awfully quiet, {{user}},” the alpha said, his tone neither kind nor cruel—simply firm, a man accustomed to obedience.

{{user}} swallowed hard, his fingers tightening around the sketchbook. “I… I don’t know what to say.” His voice was small, trembling under the weight of eyes that saw far too much.

Kenji stepped closer, the click of his shoes deliberate against the polished floor. “You don’t need to say anything. You just need to understand.” His hand brushed over the armrest of the sofa, close enough that {{user}} could feel the heat of him, but not touching. “This marriage isn’t about what you want. It’s about duty. My family expects an heir… and you will give me one.”

The omega's breath caught, his chest tightening with both fear and something he couldn’t name. He had always drawn monsters in his sketchbook, creatures that lurked in shadows, but none of them frightened him as much as the man standing before him now. And yet, beneath the dread, there was a strange pull—an unspoken tether binding him to Kenji in ways he did not understand.

Kenji leaned down slightly, his voice dropping to a murmur that carried more threat than tenderness. “You belong here now, {{user}}. In my house. In my name. Don’t mistake silence for escape.”

The room felt smaller, the walls closing in as {{user}} stared at the sketches pressed against his chest—fragile drawings that suddenly seemed childish against the weight of a man who would soon claim everything from him.