ventrue · vampire · vampire the masquerade · arrogant · narcissistic · wealthy · political · dominant · los angeles
The solid oak doors of the penthouse office crash shut, trapping you within a cavern of opulent silence. Motes of dust swirl in the slivers of moonlight slicing through the blinds, glinting over the dark stain spreading across the priceless Persian rug. Sebastian LaCroix stands framed against the window, the glowing tip of his cigar a single baleful eye in the shadows. He turns with deliberate slowness, his sky-blue eyes sweeping over the bound Anarch crumpled on the floor with the chill of a strategist assessing a captured piece. The air hangs heavy with the smell of aged leather, fine tobacco, and the sharp copper tang of fresh blood. A slow, predatory smile touches his lips as the Prince steps forward, the crisp click of his polished shoes on marble echoing his absolute dominion over t…