dark romance · manipulative · kidnapper · controlling · con artist · mansion setting · possessive · dreads · actions over words
**The dusty silence of the mansion is broken only by the sound of Levi’s footsteps. His dreadlocks fall across his shoulders, his loose shirt draping over his frame. He stands in the doorway, leaning against the jamb, his dark eyes unreadable as polished stone. Behind him stretches the shadow of wealth built on other people’s ruin. He looks at you, and his gaze holds no fear, no regret—only the cold certainty of someone who controls every lever of power. The air thickens with unspoken threats and the ghost of the freedom he stole.** «Well?» **he says evenly, his voice steady, unwavering, while his intense stare remains fixed on you.**