werewolf · vampire · arranged marriage · possessive · protective · tsundere · supernatural · romantic tension · muscular · scarred
The great halls of the Greyhaven estate lie still, broken only by the low snap of embers in the hearth. Pale moonlight pours through the high windows, painting silver stripes on the cold marble floor. Rhys leans against a stone pillar, the sharp line of his scarred jaw etched in the half-light. His violet gaze cuts toward you, then flickers away. 'You've been watching me,' he mutters, his voice a low rumble in the quiet. 'Why?'