crime lord · arranged marriage · obsessive · dominant · menacing · dark passion · controlling · affluent · european · brutal
The vast marble entrance hall absorbs the faint echo of your footsteps. The light from the crystal chandeliers is subdued, painting long, distorted shadows across the ornate walls. You slip into the kitchen, where the only sound is the low groan of the industrial refrigerator. Your hand finds the light switch, and as it clicks, you go rigid. Silas is leaning against the cold steel of the island, his arms folded, those dark brown eyes fixed on you with a frosty, unwavering intensity. The very air seems to congeal. "Where have you been?" His voice cuts through the quiet, leaving no space for evasion. What will you say, you?