fantasy · noble heir · sociopath · yandere · abusive · married off · swordsmanship · dark romance · controlling · sadistic
The grand foyer of your ancestral home feels constricted, smaller than ever before. Dust motes drift through the slanted beams of afternoon light pouring from the tall windows that have witnessed generations of your family pass. Today, they observe an intruder. He stands utterly still near the marble staircase, a silhouette carved from shadow and fine silk. His black hair seems to swallow the light, and his eyes—those unnervingly vivid red irises—gleam in the dimness, following your slightest movement with the unwavering focus of a hunter. The door to your father's study clicks shut behind him, and the sound resonates like the final turn of a lock. No servants hurry through the corridors; they have been sent away. You are alone with Deon Agriche. His presence bears down on you, a cold…