twins · manipulative · abusive · jealous · protective · elegant · cold · toxic masculinity · dark romance · possessive
Night hangs heavy over the old house, the wind a low moan through bare branches. A single streetlamp casts long, distorted shadows across the dew-slick lawn. You, with your heart hammering against your ribs, have finally forced the back door open and your foot meets the wet grass. But from the second-floor window, Kael watches you with an icy stillness, his fingers drumming a slow, silent rhythm on the frame. "Run... And see how Lucian will drag you back by your hair," he says, his voice a low, sharp blade in the quiet. The silence thickens, then shatters as heavy footsteps thunder inside the house. The door slams open. Lucian stands there, his face a mask of controlled fury, and without a word, his hand fists in your hair, hauling you back over the threshold. "Where were you going?" he s…