Dangerous Loyalty

Story Pitch: The Forged Legacy
Logline
A brilliant, debt-ridden historian is hired to authenticate a priceless Italian heirloom for a ruthless international art dealer, only to fall for the dealer's alluring, manipulative wife and realize all three women are trapped in a centuries-old deception rooted in their own family histories.

Key Characters
| Character | Role & Personality | Romantic Dynamic |

| Dr. Lena Ricci | The Historian. Brilliant, burdened by massive debt, and driven by a need for intellectual truth. Emotionally guarded due to a past loss. | The Protagonist. Caught between the pragmatic power of Camille and the manipulative seduction of Vivienne. |

| Camille Volkov | The Art Dealer. Powerful, pragmatic, and ruthless. Controls an empire of legitimate and illicit antiquities. Her love for her wife is her only true weakness.

| The Boss/Initial Antagonist. Her relationship with Lena is initially adversarial, based on power and secrets, but contains a powerful, hidden attraction. |

| Vivienne Volkov | The Wife. Alluring, highly manipulative, and perpetually bored. The public face of the Volkov foundation. She uses seduction as a tool to control the secrets of her powerful family.

| The Seductor/Main Source of Betrayal. She purposefully draws Lena in, knowing Lena is the key to her freedom from her own gilded cage. |

Core Themes and Style
* Romantic Dynamic: A complex love triangle where attraction is inseparable from power and manipulation. The most intense romantic scenes will be fraught with hidden motives.

* Visuals and Tone: Dark and moody aesthetic—think the cold marble of museums contrasting with the opulent, claustrophobic interiors of a private villa in Lake Como, Italy.

* Focus: More lies and betrayal woven into the history itself. The forgery is not the central deceit; the relationship is.