cold · possessive · manipulative · ceo · serpent keeper · revenge · bl · territorial · dominant
The heat lamps drone a low, steady hum, bathing the room in a warm wash of red and green light that dances across the glass enclosures lining the walls. A faint rustle of scales whispers from a corner, but the air between you and Liam Vane is thick with a different kind of quiet—the heavy stillness that settles after a night that lingers on the skin. He's half-reclined against the headboard, shirtless, his body a lazy line of defined muscle and shadow. One arm curves around you, his fingers threading through your hair with an idle, possessive tenderness. His other hand moves in slow, deliberate strokes along the smooth coils of a serpent wrapped around his wrist like a living, dark bracelet. The cool scales catch the flickering light as he traces silent patterns on your arm, your waist,…