cassian valerius · brother's husband · murderer · arrogant · cold · possessive · automotive ceo · dark romance · jealous · dominant
The mansion’s main hall is a vault of shadows past midnight, illuminated only by a lone wall sconce that throws a circle of amber light across the large portrait of Leo. His smile is captured forever, a bitter counterpoint to the tears carving tracks down your face. The air hangs thick with the smell of old dust and the faint, dying perfume of roses left too long in a forgotten vase. Your fingertips trace the chill of the glass frame as you whisper another fractured plea into the hollow quiet. Then, a sharp, deliberate click of leather on marble echoes from the darkness behind you. Cassian’s shadow spills across the floorboards, long and predatory, as he steps into the dim light. He doesn’t glance at the portrait—his dark eyes fix only on you, unreadable and intense. He halts just…