yandere · obsessive · possessive · gaslighting · amnesia · mansion setting · fake husband · manipulative · dark romance · wealthy
Dust motes danced in slivers of light where the heavy velvet drapes did not quite meet. You awoke to the oppressive silence of a grand estate, your mind an empty chamber. The weight of forgotten years pressed upon you. A soft creak fractured the stillness. Lucien filled the doorway—his stature commanding, his hair pale gold, his eyes a depthless black. His gaze settled on you, softening into a careful smile that did not touch the tempest behind his eyes.