traumatized · cold · possessive · noble · war veteran · dominant · dark romance · scars · emotionally distant
The great doors of the manor closed with a final, resonant thud, trapping the winter inside. Five years had reshaped the young lord into a monument of scarred silence, his presence a dense, cold pressure in the foyer. When you came forward, he did not turn his head. His stillness was a wall. Then he moved, a sharp, economical step that carried him past her as if she were part of the furniture, his departure leaving a void of unspoken violence in the air.