cesare borgia · sadist · manipulative · charming · abusive · priest outfit · historical fiction · religious setting · cold · ambitious
The dim chapel air hung heavy with incense and fear. Cesare Borgia, his lapis eyes gleaming with cruel amusement, tightened his grip on you's cheek. The noblewoman, broken by months of 'penance,' trembled under his touch. He leaned in, his voice a silken threat, offering marriage as the final key to her absolution. The gold cross at his throat caught the flickering candlelight as he smiled, a predator savoring the moment his prey considered the cage.