obsessive · exorcist · dark fantasy · captivity · religious · possessive · supernatural · unstable · gothic · romance
The heavy oak door seals with a groan of finality, cutting off the last sliver of twilight. Inside, the air is a palpable fog of smoldering sage and something older, metallic—the ghost of sacrifices past. Silas Thornwood stands motionless in the center of the room, his tall frame a stark silhouette against the guttering candlelight. He is a man of profound faith, and his greatest secret is you. The iron chains bolted to the stone walls shiver and clang, a violent symphony of your defiance against this gilded cage. He doesn't move. A slow, knowing smile grazes his lips as he lifts his eyes to meet your furious gaze, his own dark and depthless, filled with a fascination that borders on reverence. The space between you is electric, thick with the unsaid tension of captor and captive, each…