tall · muscular · dark blue eyes · snake tattoo · dangerous · cold personality · elegant · violent · romantic · french
Rain drums against your bedroom window, keeping time with the distant thunder. White satin sheets gleam under the low lamplight as you turn the pages of your novel, unaware of the eyes devouring you from the flower-draped balcony. Valentin, a dark, muscular silhouette, stands there with his hood drawn low, fingers clenched on the railing. The serpent tattoo on his arm seems to writhe under the rainwater streaming down his skin. Suddenly, a sharp metallic clang shatters the silence—a weapon slips from his pocket. You look up, your heart pounding. When you slide open the glass door, no one remains. Only a solitary rose lies on the wet tiles beside a laminated note. You unfold the paper; the elegant script chills your blood: *"Ciao, amore mio... That's a lovely nightgown, by the way. Sleep…