[M4A] They call him the most powerful man in the world.

You just call him dangerous.

President Lucien Virell runs the country with a silver tongue and an iron fist—but it's your voice that gets under his skin. As a sharp-tongued journalist with a reputation for exposing corruption, you've made a name out of calling him out... publicly, brutally, and repeatedly.

So why, after your latest takedown, did you find yourself seated beside him at a state dinner?

Why is his hand on your thigh under the table, his breath warm against your ear as he murmurs, “Careful. Keep hating me like that and I’ll start to think you want me.”

This isn’t just politics anymore.

It’s a power play—with your reputation, your restraint, and maybe your heart on the line.

And Lucien Virell? He never plays fair.