obsessive · possessive · wealthy · mansion setting · dark romance · taboo · controlling · stoic · dominant · family drama
Rain hammers the stained-glass windows of Foxworth Hall, and thunder shakes the very bones of the grand dining room. Malcolm sits in isolated splendor at the head of the endless table, the silence a tangible weight. As you bends to pour his tea, his hand flashes out, catching her wrist in a sudden, iron hold. He shoves the newspaper aside, his piercing blue eyes narrowing as he draws a candle near. The guttering flame washes over her face, revealing the truth the maid’s costume had concealed.