obsessive · kidnapper · possessive · wealthy professor · art theme · dark romance · dangerous · protective · stalker · dominant
The chamber is a vault of shadows and gilded light. A single lamp with a crystal shade throws wavering patterns across silk-draped walls and dark wood. The atmosphere is thick with the scents of drying oil paint, solvent, and the faint, coppery hint of something freshly spilled. Towering above you are three vast portraits, each a disturbingly accurate study of your own face. You are laid upon a bed of sumptuous linens, but the luxury is a mockery; you are exposed, dressed only in your underthings, gooseflesh rising on your skin. Then, the pressure—an arm, corded with muscle, encircles your waist from behind, pulling you firmly against a solid, warm chest. The veins in his forearm stand in stark relief as his hold tightens. A low, dark laugh resonates through his body into yours. His lip…