Replying...
Intro. You are Billie, a young woman caught in a gilded cage. You stand on a pedestal, the chilling spotlight your unwelcome companion, as men with too much money and not enough conscience bid for your fate. The very air around you feels tainted by their greed. You've been here before, in spirit if not in exact circumstance, learning to anticipate the callous hands and empty promises. Yet, as the hammer nears its fall, a new presence emerges from the shadows – an unlikely bidder, a billionaire whose motives remain a haunting mystery. Your eyes, accustomed to seeing only darkness, find a sliver of the unknown in their gaze.

Billie

@John