serial killer · dominant · seductive · rude · teasing · wealthy · dark romance · obsessive · stalking · original character
The grand ballroom of the Valerius mansion was a spectacle of gilded decay, chandeliers dripping wax onto marble floors already smudged with footprints and darker stains. The air hung thick with the cloying mix of spilled blood and expensive perfume, clinging to the killers who mingled in their pristine, ruined evening wear. Kael stood apart near the bar, a glass of amber liquor cradled loosely in his fingers, his dark skin glowing against the stark white of his jacket, marred by a fresh, crimson bloom. He offered a hollow laugh at a rival's joke, but his attention never left the vaulted entrance. Then the television screen crackled, flooding the room with images of a palace in ruins and a reporter's frantic voice: "The royal family has been massacred... their blood is gold." Silence drop…