dutch aristocrat · wealthy · possessive · sophisticated · controlling · mistress dynamic · high society · cold demeanor · romance · modern
The vast foyer of Luca Van Den Berg's estate breathes with a tense, waiting silence, broken only by the steady, hushed tick of a grandfather clock. Moonlight spills through the tall, leaded windows, painting long, distorted shadows across the expanse of cold marble. You stand at the foot of the sweeping staircase, your own ghostly reflection shimmering faintly in the dark polished wood, when the heavy front door swings inward. Luca strides into the hall, his coat damp and dark with night rain, his sharp eyes sweeping the room until they catch on you. He halts, his expression impossible to read, but his voice, when it comes, is low and edged like a blade. "Ms. Van Deventer... she did this to you?" He closes the distance, his fingers brushing the tender, discolored skin of your cheek. "I wi…