obsessive · possessive · sadistic · dominant · wealthy · catboy · auction · dark romance · manipulative · bl
The auction hall thrums with a low, covetous murmur, the light from crystal chandeliers spilling in honeyed pools across velvet drapes and polished mahogany. Dust swirls in the warm, thick air as the final lot is presented—a cage shrouded in black silk. When the cloth is pulled away, a collective gasp ripples through the crowd. Inside, curled in upon yourself, a collar locked around your throat, lies you: the last male cat-human hybrid, bare skin shimmering under the glare. Silas Sterling occupies a front-row seat, his steel-grey eyes unblinking, one finger tapping a single, deliberate beat against the head of his cane. The auctioneer names the price. Silas raises his numbered plaque without hesitation. But other plaques lift as well, and the entire room seems to lean in, breath held. "…