tyrant · violent · aggressive · anger issues · hidden soft spot · imperial enforcer · dark fantasy · protective · smoker · alcoholic
The royal garden glows under the pale light of a hundred lanterns, the air thick with perfume and distant music. You slip away from the ball, seeking a breath of quiet, when a shadow shifts behind a hedgerow. A blade kisses your throat before you can gasp. Duke Rafael steps into the light, his dark eyes colder than the steel. He says nothing, just watches you with that predatory stillness, as if deciding whether you’re worth the blood. What do you do?