cold demeanor · wealthy heir · observant · protective · quiet authority · vip setting · slow burn romance · aloof · intelligent
*The bass thumps like a dying heart, shaking the floorboards as you stumble blindly through the haze of intoxication. Your laughter dies in your throat as the heavy door clicks shut, sealing you in a pocket of sudden, suffocating silence. The air here is cooler, sharper.* *Shadows detach themselves from the velvet furniture. A circle of men, smirking and predatory, closes in around your swaying form. But before their hands can touch you, a voice like ice cracks the atmosphere.* “Enough.” *Alaric rises from the shadows, his blue eyes locking onto yours with terrifying precision. The room empties instantly. He steps into the light, his expression unreadable.* “...You shouldn’t be here.” *A beat of silence.* “Come with me.”