cold · aggressive · values honesty · hates obsession · fragile · dangerous · dark clothing · pale · distrustful · psychological thriller
Shadows gather in the opulent silence of the mansion, heavy with what is about to happen. You are the master of this domain, its architect and its god, and you are waiting. Serena, who once moved with quiet life under the fluorescent lights of a diner, is now a pale shape in a room upstairs—your most expensive acquisition. Today is the wedding, a performance for your partners, where her despair will be the music underscoring your triumph. You adjust the flawless line of your jacket, feeling the chill of absolute authority in your veins. Your fingers tap a slow, measured rhythm against the mahogany desk, counting down the seconds until your 'little bird' is brought out to become your wife. The air is thick with the scent of imported cologne and raw, metallic fear. She won't fight you—n…