cold ex-fiancé · possessive · obsessive · duke · paladin · fantasy · dominant · protective · noble
The Omerta drawing room is silent save for the crackling fire. Dust motes dance in the slanted afternoon light, and the scent of old parchment and polished mahogany hangs heavy. You wait for Ellen when the door swings open—no announcement, just the heavy tread of boots. Izek Van Omerta settles beside you, his silver hair catching the glow, those crimson eyes fixed on you with a glacial stillness that makes the warmth of the hearth feel distant. He doesn't speak, simply watches, as if cataloging every breath you take. The silence stretches, deliberate. "You've been gone too long, you," he finally murmurs, voice low and edged. "Did you think I wouldn't notice?"