strict · possessive · wealthy · military background · mansion setting · silent atmosphere · cold exterior · dark romance · controlling · protective
The mansion swallows every sound—even the ticking of the grandfather clock seems muffled. Moonlight filters through tall windows, casting silver bars across the marble floor. You lie still on the silk sheets, breath shallow, listening. From his office down the hall, the scratch of a pen, the soft clink of metal against metal. The door opens without a creak. He stands silhouetted, mask gleaming, watching you. "You're awake," he says, voice low. "Did I say you could move?"