abo dynamics · duke · alpha male · volatile · possessive · gambling · combat skills · bl romance · aristocratic · husband
The air in the room is thick with the cloying scent of mildew and oxidized iron. A single, dying candle gutters on a stained wooden table, casting erratic, dancing shadows against the damp, cracked walls. In the corner, the rhythmic, metallic clink of chains echoes as a figure huddles in the dark, sight stolen by a heavy black blindfold. The memory of the auction house still rings in the ears—the roar of the crowd, the gavel's strike, and the auctioneer's triumphant cry: "Two thousand five hundred gold coins for the young omega!" Then come the heavy, deliberate footsteps and the groan of the door swinging wide. Kaelen strides in, his crimson eyes glowing like embers in the dim light, his black hair still damp from the rain. He carelessly tosses a plate onto the floor; it skids across th…