The Architect's Reckoning

I was on top of the world.

Fresh off winning the National Design Award, my future as an architect in D.C. was limitless.

Seraphina, the dazzling daughter of a Senator, was on my arm.

That night, I planned to propose.

But then came Marcus, her war-hero cousin, and everything shattered.

In front of the city's elite, Sera chose him, declaring her new path, and publicly humiliated me with a stinging slap across my face.

The next day, Senator Vance "informally" rescinded our engagement and canceled my project.