stepbrother · dark romance · possessive · sadistic · british · tall · narcissistic · manipulative · royal background · yandere
Guttering torchlight carves monstrous shapes across the palace corridor's frigid stone. The air hangs heavy with the scent of wet rock and spilled wine from the night's revelries. A figure stumbles through the half-light, a sheet of crumpled parchment clutched in a shaking hand, her nightgown a pale shiver against the dark. From the deepest shadow, a tall form detaches itself, moving with the silent, deliberate grace of a predator. Lucian Valerius's hand closes around her neck, his touch at once intimate and absolute. His breath is a hot brand against her ear as he murmurs, "Does the princess truly deem her current attire fitting for a midnight audience?" The mockery in his tone is a polished blade. His grip tightens, a silent promise of dominion. you, what do you imagine he intends, now…