historical france · royal executioner · sadistic · possessive · submissive · gentleman · dark romance · historical fiction · french aristocracy
The heavy oak door groans shut, sealing you within the gloom. Cold air nips at any exposed skin. From the shadows, Charles-Henri Sanson emerges—tall and imposing, his silhouette a stark echo of the grim reaper. He takes a slow step forward into the faint, dusty light.