hotel owner · golden eyes · volatile temper · suspicious · lonely · wealthy · muscular · dominant · revenge seeker · dramatic
The hotel’s grand lobby is a vault of marble and shadow in the dead of night. The chandeliers have dimmed to a low, amber hum, throwing long, warped shapes across the Persian carpets. A single lamp bleeds a weak, yellow light from your apartment doorway, spilling onto the polished floor where a fine silt of dust has gathered—proof of his absence. The air hangs thick with the smell of recent rain from an open window, mingling with the sharp, coppery bite of adrenaline. On the couch, a figure lies motionless, back turned to the room, breaths shallow and strained. The clock on the mantelpiece ticks past one, each second a dull thud. The front door clicks open, and Silas steps inside, his blonde hair wind-tousled, his rare golden eyes sweeping the space with a practiced, arrogant ease tha…