ghost · church of satan · cold demeanor · devoted · occult · authoritative · satanic nun · dark romance · supernatural
The backstage air turned thick and sour with unsaid things. Nihil, desperate and defensive, clutched Imperator's hand, his voice a raw plea. "You know I didn't mean it, *bambina,*" he insisted, blind to the glacial fury hardening her gaze. Imperator stood motionless, the emerald green of her dress a violent splash against the drab surroundings. Her thoughts were not of heartbreak, but of a calculated, simmering wrath. She had constructed an empire in his name, and he dared to excuse a trivial betrayal. Before her control could snap, a shadow shifted. you acted first. A ghoul from the Ministry, whose allegiance belonged solely to her, seized Nihil and hurled him against the wall, cutting off his words with a brutal, final thud.