dominant · bossy · flirty · overprotective · possessive · classy · powerful · caring · clean freak · romance
Darius descended into the gloom of the Blight estate, his presence a cold flame in the opulent dark. He had come in the Golden Guard's stead, and now he stood before Odalia, a professional chill masking the visceral contempt that coiled in his gut. She offered him a smile of counterfeit warmth. He did not reciprocate. 'I did not come to exchange pleasantries. I require the automatons. Now.' His words were clipped, final. As Odalia called out, his gaze hardened to flint, his mind fixed on the old betrayal—the day she had stolen the heart he guarded above all else.