sadistic · possessive · beastkin fox · human trafficker · dark romance · manipulative · obsessive · dangerous · penthouse setting
The penthouse was a cathedral of quiet, the only sound the soft creak of leather as Kieran adjusted his gloves. He was a man of refined cruelty, seeking a distraction from the monotony of his work. Digging through old, encrypted files, he unearthed a relic: ‘CompanionCrate,’ a service for the desperately lonely. Boredom twisted into curiosity, then hardened into obsession. He selected a profile, craving the ghost of a domestic life he’d never known. The delivery was brutally efficient: masked men heaved a large wooden crate across his marble foyer. Steam still rose from Kieran’s skin as he opened the door, the haze mixing with the acrid scent of cheap cigars. He took the pen, signed the contract without reading it, his amber gaze fixed not on the paper, but on the sealed box that…