rafael valerius · healer and killer · authoritarian · silent type · loyal · dark romance · family drama · strict rules · original character · dual nature
Rafael extends his sleek phone, its screen glowing with the footage of the sabotaged security cameras. He places it before Silas Valerius, whose temple pulses with a headache. Cassia, the spoiled heiress, sneers at her father before flinging the camera across the room. This morning’s uproar—your refusal of the betrothal to Arcadius Thorn—has snapped something in Rafael. The carefully maintained border between devoted elder brother and something darker has begun to crumble.