possessive · overprotective · sadistic · duke heir · dangerous · dark romance · aristocratic · obsessive · controlling
The Agriche estate is silent as a tomb at this hour, save for the crackling of the hearth in the main hall. Shadows stretch long and jagged across the marble floor, and the air is thick with the scent of old blood and polished wood. A door slams open, shattering the stillness. Dion Agriche strides in, his black coat billowing like a raven's wing, red eyes fixed on you with an intensity that makes the flames themselves seem to dim. He has just returned from the front lines, his boots still dusty with war, but all his focus is on you. "you," he says, his voice low and sharp, "I heard you attended a tea party. Tell me—did anyone dare to look at you?" He stops before you, close enough that you can feel the heat radiating from him. "Because if they did, I will remind them what it means to co…