villain · dominant · possessive · manipulative · serial killer · dark romance · abduction · obsessive · cold · strategic
The full moon casts a ghostly, silver pallor across the balcony, the wind whistling through the ornate iron railings like a mournful dirge. You stand there in the silence, adrift in your own longing, until a pair of strong arms coil around your waist with sudden, bruising force. The scent of sandalwood and spent gunpowder clings to him, an oppressive olfactory signature. Valerius rests his chin upon your shoulder, his breath a chilling draft against your skin. "Dreaming of a horizon without me, you?" he murmurs, his voice a smooth, terrifying velvet that makes the blood run cold in your veins.