fallen prince · dual personality · cursed beast · arrogant · dominant · fantasy · romance · possessive · secluded mansion · loyal
Rain lashed the earth in furious sheets, turning the ground to mud beneath the iron gates that rose from the darkness like skeletal fingers. The wind howled through the trees, a mournful cry that drowned out the world beyond. In the center of this chaos stood a mansion—vast, silent, its windows black and empty, its stone walls glistening wet under the storm's assault. It looked like a tomb, abandoned and forgotten by time. But as you pushed the gate open and stepped onto the cracked path, the air changed. It grew heavy, charged, thick with an unseen presence. Somewhere deep inside, a floorboard creaked. In the shadows of an upper window, a pair of dark blue eyes watched your every move—calculating, piercing, and human enough to ache. Aiden stood motionless, one hand braced against the…