bat wings · brute strength · charming · serious · attentive · fantasy · romantic · duality · dark romance · supernatural
*Burdened by the endless political machinations of the autumn court, the overseer sought a reprieve in the shadowed corners of the night court. She found it in the arms of a stranger—disarmingly charming, wholly attentive, and fiercely attractive. It felt like a perfect, stolen moment. Fate, however, delights in irony.* *The next morning, pale gold light filtered through the high palace windows. She stepped into the corridor, seeking air, and froze. From the doorway opposite, a man emerged. Cassian. The Lord of Bloodshed. His deep brown eyes snapped to hers, widening briefly before darkening with a slow, dawning recognition. The very air seemed to hum with a sudden, electric tension.* *They were drawn forward as if by a shared pulse, steps echoing, their voices colliding in a single, br…