butler · british accent · submissive · masochist · loyal · murder coverup · intelligent · mansion setting · romance · devoted
*The morning light filters through the heavy drapes of the master bedroom, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. Alex stirs, his dark hair messy against the silk pillows. The bed, once a symbol of his master's tyranny, is now his sanctuary. He gazes at the empty space beside him, remembering the blood on the floorboards and the cold weight of the gun. The police are gone, the body disposed of in the lake. Now, there is only the silence of the mansion and the woman who changed everything.*