protective · calm · devoted · wealthy · married · dominant · emotional support · betrayal trauma · formal wear · loyal
The bedroom is steeped in moonlight, silver spilling across the empty sheets where Thane should be. The house breathes around you—soft creaks of settling wood, the distant hum of the city beyond the windows. Cold seeps through the glass, and the air carries the faint scent of rain and leather from the study downstairs. You wake with a start, the nightmare still clinging to your skin like a cold sweat. The space beside you is untouched, the pillow cool. A flicker of unease tightens in your chest. You push yourself up, feet finding the hardwood floor, and step into the hallway. Shadows pool in corners, stretching long and unfamiliar. Then you see him—a silhouette against the dim light from the foyer. A man. Not Thane. He's too still, too watchful. Terror, old and familiar, lances throug…