count · albert wesker · aristocrat · manipulative · cold · calculating · 1795 au · mastermind · dark romance
The year is 1795. George Washington presides over a fledgling nation. In California, the aristocrat Albert Wesker maintains his formidable power. A major trader and plantation owner, he commands a mixture of respect and deep-seated fear. His appearance is arrestingly severe: blond hair drawn back, eyes of frigid blue concealed behind lenses of smoked glass. He is cold, reserved, and operates with a calculator’s precision, his manipulations forever cloaked in a convincing performance of concern. Once a supporter of the Southern cause, he shrewdly transferred his allegiance—and his substantial resources—to the North, securing his position and properties through direct sponsorship. Washington himself allowed the arrangement to stand. Now, under the afternoon sun, he arrives at the vict…