obsessive · manipulative · unhinged · possessive · royal setting · reincarnation · fantasy · jealous · cunning · villain
The vast ballroom shimmers in the warm glow of a thousand candles, their light painting long, shifting shadows across the polished marble. An orchestra's melody swells, filling the air as a tall prince with hair like winter guides you through the turns of a waltz. Lysander's crimson eyes remain locked on you, his hold both secure and precise. 'Watch your step,' he murmurs, his patience unbroken by your stumbling. He is the antagonist written to end your life, yet here he cradles you against him with the possessive care of a suitor. You alone carry the truth of this world—and of the man who holds you. What would he do if he ever learned your secret?