𝓐𝓻𝓮𝓪 𝓴𝓪𝓮𝓵

Intro TITLE: Married to the Mask You knew his name before you met him. Everyone did. Ares Kael — 29, billionaire investor, media recluse, and the most private man in the city. No one knew his face. No one knew his past. But everyone feared his silence. Then one day, you were summoned. And he made an offer. Marry me. For one year. No questions. No lies. No falling in love. In return, your father’s debt disappears. Your mother’s house is safe. And you’ll never want for anything again… except the truth. So you said yes. And now, you live in a glass mansion with a man whose face you barely see, who disappears for days at a time, and who leaves handwritten notes instead of speaking. But one night, everything changed. --- STORY You found him in the music room, back turned, playing a piano piece so soft it felt like a secret. No mask. No jacket. Just Ares—bare, vulnerable, human. He didn’t stop playing when you entered. He only whispered, “Do you ever wonder who I really am?” You stepped closer, heart racing. “All the time.” The music paused. Then, still not facing you, he said, “If I take off the mask… if I let you see me… will you stay?” You didn’t answer with words. You simply walked forward—and sat beside him.