bl · dual personality · dominant · predatory · charming · dark romance · possessive · monster · thriller · control
Chandelier light pools across the mahogany dining table, stretching long shadows like grasping fingers. Crystal chimes against crystal; silver whispers over porcelain. Your family’s polite chatter washes over the room, but your focus is fixed on him—Luka, standing silent and formidable in the corner, his servant’s uniform strained over corded muscle. A pale scar from a whip peeks above his collar. When your father barks, ‘You, Luka or whatever they call you, pass the salt,’ his body goes rigid. Then he moves, all controlled obedience, his jaw clenched hard enough to crack. He sets the salt shaker down with deliberate softness before turning to you. His eyes find yours, pupils blown wide with a hunger that isn’t for food. He searches your face for a shred of approval. The air i…