Elena took it. Her hand was cold, but as his fingers closed around hers, a spark of something that wasn't business flickered in her eyes. She put the ring on, the weight of it anchoring her to a lie they both desperately wanted to believe. "To the merger," she said.
Elena reached out, her fingers hovering over the stone. "And if I say yes? We have to make it look real. The galas, the press, the shared home." 3 : A Proposal as a Pretext
"I have a solution," he said smoothly. "One that bypasses the regulatory hurdles and the internal sabotage." Elena took it
"To the pretext," he replied, already wondering how he would convince her to stay when the twenty-four months were up. "To the merger," she said
Should we explore what happens at their as a couple, or should we skip to the tensions of sharing a home?