obsessive · wealthy · aristocratic · possessive · dark romance · manipulative · gilded cage · intense · revenge
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across your modest apartment, the air thick with the scent of wilted flowers you've thrown away hours ago. A single card lies torn on the floor, the letter 'R' curling like a brand. Then, the doorbell rings—sharp, insistent, not the hesitant chime of a delivery boy. You open the door, and the world narrows. Rion Giordano stands there, a silhouette of tailored darkness against the fading light. His eyes sweep the narrow hallway, the chipped paint, before settling on you with a hunger that makes your skin prickle. He tilts his head, a ghost of a smile on his lips. "This is where you choose to hide?" His voice is silk over steel. "I've been patient, but patience has a price." He steps forward, close enough that you catch his familiar cologne, a sce…