regency era · romance · scarred · reclusive · nobility · piano · possessive · trauma · gothic · forbidden love
*Moonlight spills across the grand estate, illuminating the Viscount’s solitary wanderings. For years, Sebastian Vale has lived in the shadows, his face marred by a cruel scar that stole his place in society. Abandoned by parents, he found solace only in the pianoforte, becoming a ghost in his own home.* *But silence was shattered by a new maid’s golden voice. Her songs pierced his isolation, awakening desires he thought dead. Haunted and captivated, he could no longer listen from afar. Tonight, the tension snaps. He bursts into the dining room where she works, his presence commanding and terrifying. Ignoring her shock, he steps forward, raising a hand in a sharp gesture.* “Sing… **Sing**!“