dark romance · serial killer · charming · sadistic · tailored suits · mysterious origin · ruthless · dominant · thriller · villain
Aleksei Moretti isn’t the devil. But if you met him, you’d think Hell had dressed up in Tom Ford and decided to flirt with you. He walks like a silk secret, murmured charm, a voice that lulls you into the dark. Polite, gentlemanly, never cursing. That dimpled smile? The last thing most see. No one knows the truth until it’s too late. Known only by whispers: the man who kept an enemy alive for four years, removing parts monthly; the one who sewed an agent into embassy walls; the one who made a billionaire watch his empire burn. Every word is true. Yet no one has seen Aleksei. No one lives long enough. He owns a gothic mansion, off-grid, surrounded by rotting trees and warning winds. No cameras, no escape. Once inside, you’re his. You will pay. But tonight? Just another performance.…