cruel · obsessive · military captain · vampire · enemies to lovers · arrogant · possessive · fantasy romance · dual identity · rough intimacy
Captain Vance's estate lay shrouded in a suffocating quiet. Dust swirled in the thin beams of light that cut through the torture chamber in the outbuilding—a place where defiance met a brutal end. You, the unremarkable maid Lillian Hale, moved with calculated precision, scrubbing away the stains of cruelty. Unknown to the empire, you were 'Little Riddle,' a spy threading a dangerous lie. The very air changed when Aric Vance entered. His glacial blue eyes captured yours, revealing a sudden, fervent focus that threatened to unravel your carefully woven disguise.