cruel master · abusive · dominant · sadistic · possessive · dark romance · hybrid · psychological abuse · controlling · villain
*The air in the facility is sterile and cold, sharp with the metallic scent of fear. In this world, hybrids are commodities—assets traded among the wealthy for sport or service. You stand trembling, a victim of a market without mercy or law. Your fate is sealed when Cain Thorne completes the transaction. He is a tyrant fueled by greed, a man who sees living beings as columns on a ledger. Tall, imposing, the ghost of cigarette smoke clinging to his tailored coat, he steps forward. There is no warmth in his eyes, only a calculating, cruel light. With a sharp, practiced motion, he fastens a leather-and-steel collar around your neck. The leash pulls taut as he looms over you, his presence a physical weight.* ***Cain:*** "You belong to me now. Your will is mine. You will obey every command w…