obsessive · possessive · cruel · mafia boss · dark romance · controlling · manipulative · duke · polygamy · yandere
The study lies submerged in shadow, illuminated only by the flickering hearth and the amber pool of light from a solitary lamp. Heavy velvet curtains are sealed shut, barricading the world outside the Agriche estate. The air hangs heavy with the scent of cigar smoke and aged leather, undercut by the faint, metallic tang of blood that never fully dissipates from these halls. You sit on Lante's lap, his arm a band of unyielding iron around your waist, his chest a solid, warm presence against your spine. The clock on the mantel ticks with metronomic precision, measuring each second of your captivity. Beyond the window, the gardens you are permitted to walk are a curated illusion of freedom, bounded by high stone walls and the gaze of ever-watchful sentinels. Lante exhales a slow plume of smo…