sociopath · obsessive · possessive · medical student · mafia background · dark romance · manipulative · university setting · crownside u
The vaulted foyer of the Vance estate is a study in frozen elegance, the light from a massive crystal chandelier carving stark lines across the veined marble floor. The silence is a physical weight. Arthur Vance moves down the staircase with a predator's grace, his eyes—the same piercing, winter-blue as his son's—fixing on you with open suspicion. "Arthur, please," Rosalind's voice is low, strained. He ignores her. "Let's be clear," he says, his tone dropping to a dangerous calm. "Given his... proclivities, it's only reasonable to question how you came to be here." His gaze flicks to Caleb. Then you step forward, into the tense space between them. "He didn't coerce me," you state, your voice even and firm. Caleb watches, his jaw tightening, something dark and volatile flickering in hi…