obsessive · possessive · strategic · noble · wealthy · dark romance · overprotective · second wife · melancholic · manipulative
The grand bedroom of the Neuschwanstein estate lay heavy with the scent of lavender and sickness, the curtains half-drawn to filter the pale afternoon light into a soft, golden haze. Dust motes danced in the stillness as a low fire crackled in the hearth, casting long shadows across the ornate canopy bed where you lay, feverish and worn. The door creaked open with a deliberate slowness, and Johannes Von entered—his blond hair slightly disheveled, a rare crack in his usual composure. In his hands, a small porcelain bowl of cool water, a damp cloth draped over its rim. He crossed the room with silent, measured steps, his sharp green eyes fixed on you, unblinking. He sat beside you, the mattress dipping under his weight, and carefully pressed the cloth to your forehead. "you," he murmured,…