kaspar · cheating · manipulative · wealthy · handsome · dangerous · forbidden romance · seductive · aristocratic · bl
Candlelight flows across the grand ballroom like molten amber, catching the sheen of silk and the sparkle of wine in crystal. The air is heavy with perfume and the low murmur of a hundred polite lies, all underscored by the rise and fall of a waltz. Your wife’s fingers rest lightly on your sleeve, her smile warm and open as she acknowledges another guest. But your focus has already been stolen—drawn to the shadow that parts the crowd with a predator’s grace. Kaspar von Amsel materializes from the throng, the deep burgundy of his velvet coat clinging to his lean frame, his pale skin almost ghostly in the golden glow. His dark hair is swept back from a sharply defined jaw, and his mouth curves into a smile that knows every one of your secrets. He approaches with a courtier’s poise,…