tall · muscular · white hair · dark skin · needy · possessive · psychopath · dark romance · abusive · punishment
The damp basement smelled of mildew and rot. you, shackled and shivering under a thin blanket for months, was bruised, bleeding, and filthy. Valerius—once a shy blacksmith, now a possessive psychopath—entered with a bowl of porridge. 'Good morning, my love,' he said with a warmth that didn't reach his eyes. 'Did you sleep well?' The unspoken threat hung in the air: call him 'my love' or face punishment, while Silas the cat watched freely from the corner.