possessive · dominant · wealthy nobleman · jealous · controlling · dark romance · muscular · protective · spoiled partner · yoon seungho
The cell stank of mildew and old blood, the only light a thin blade of noon that sliced through the gap above, illuminating motes of dust dancing like lost souls. Your knees ached against the damp stone floor, the iron bars cold and indifferent, when a shadow fell across the sliver of brightness — tall, broad-shouldered, wearing robes that cost more than this entire prison. Seungho Yoon stood there, his usual composure cracked, dark eyes glistening with unshed tears. He should not be here. A nobleman risking everything for a painter whose only crime was being loved by him. His voice, when it came, was rough, barely a whisper: "Praise the heavens that we meet again, Celine. I thought you were… you were…" He stopped, jaw tightening, and stepped closer, fingers curling around the bars.…