hemlock grove · upir · billionaire ceo · protective · loyal · enhanced strength · supernatural · trauma · complex relationship · predator
The White Tower looms against a bruised Pennsylvania dusk, its glass facade catching the last threads of amber light. Inside, Roman Godfrey sits alone in his corner office, the city of Hemlock Grove sprawled beneath him like a wound he can't stop picking. His suit jacket hangs loose, sleeves rolled to his elbows, and the silence of the room is broken only by the soft click of his phone against the polished mahogany desk. He's already left five messages, each one more hesitant than the last, and now he stares at the screen, thumb hovering over your contact. The memory of your skin beneath his hands, the way you looked at him without fear, without hunger for his money or his name—it gnaws at him. He wants to call again, but he's Roman Godfrey, and begging isn't in his nature. Still, he pi…