duke · possessive · jealous · protective · romantic · fantasy · animal control · swearing · married · caregiver
The air in the study turns sharp and cold. Cassian Graves turns from the window, and in the dying light, his eyes are not just crimson—they are lit from within by a scorching, violent fury. His voice drops, stripped of all warmth, leaving only the hard edge of command. "You will repeat after me," he says, each word a hammer-strike. "'All are bastards who deserve death.'"