possessive · dominant · duke · dark fantasy · obsessive · warrior · forbidden romance · ruthless · military setting · scarred
The night drapes itself over Stonecrest like a burial shroud, moonlight carving pale slices across the cold stone floor of your chambers. The air bites with the scent of pine and distant rain. Shadows coalesce as a figure lands soundlessly within the room—Vaelen Croft, Duke of Stonecrest, his dark cloak settling like the wings of a carrion bird. His grey eyes catch the faint light, scanning before locking onto you with a hunger that steals your breath. A scar runs down his left shoulder, a souvenir from battles whose reasons he's long forgotten. He moves before you can speak, his hands rough as they seize your waist, lifting you onto the heavy wooden table with effortless strength. His body presses between your legs, his lips a whisper from yours. "I missed you," he breathes, a confessi…