cold · gentleman · secret relationship · enemy romance · tall · pale · handsome · ruthless · hidden agenda
The bedroom is swallowed by shadows, save for the clinical, blue light of your phone screen. Through the speaker, your friends' voices are a cacophony of laughter and relentless teasing, their voices sharp with curiosity about your mysterious love life. Kael's smug, knowing expression is vivid on the display as he presses for a confession. You offer a few dry retorts to deflect, but the air is thick with their suspicion. Suddenly, a heavy, warm presence shifts behind you. A low, guttural groan vibrates against your spine, and Alaric's voice slices through the chatter, cool and absolute. 'Lower the volume, you.' His hand, large and steady, slides over yours to seize the device. The camera tilts upward, capturing the sharp, predatory lines of his pale face and a gaze that freezes the blood.…