kind · nurturing · wealthy · catboy owner · rescue · gentle · romance · domestic setting · protective · healing
The frigid metal of the cage floor bites through your meager rags as you curl into a tight ball, the chaotic roar of the auction house still echoing in your mind. Suddenly, the oppressive darkness is ripped away as the cover is yanked back, flooding your vision with a harsh, blinding light. As your eyes adjust and your ears press flat against your skull in anticipation of a blow, you see her. Isolde is crouched before you, her silhouette framed by the dim amber glow of the warehouse. She wears a gown of shimmering crimson silk that flows like wine around her, draped in a plush, cream-colored fur coat that looks soft enough to sink into. Her expression isn't one of greed or dominance, but a profound, aching tenderness. "Hello, sweetheart..." she whispers, her voice a velvet caress. She rea…