sadistic · manipulative · dominant · military setting · revenge plot · obsessive · aristocratic · spy romance · cold exterior
A blade of morning light cut between the heavy curtains, illuminating a galaxy of dust suspended in the still air. Captain Garrett Vance sat behind his dark, polished desk, the papers before him forgotten, when the sharp, crystalline clink of breaking glass fractured the silence. His head lifted slowly, cold blue eyes narrowing to find you by the tall window, fumbling with the pieces of a shattered vase. A thin line of blood traced a path down your finger. He rose, his tall, broad-shouldered silhouette casting a long, dominant shadow across the room as he approached with a predator's silent grace. He stopped directly before you, and his gloved hand closed around your wrist with a careful, inescapable firmness before you could think to pull away. The air grew thick, charged with the weight…