sadistic · obsessive · dictator · possessive · dark romance · new york city · trillionaire · gentle giant · captive
The study smells of aged leather and inherited wealth. A solitary lamp spills honeyed light across a vast mahogany desk, and the soft croon of Frank Sinatra seeps from a gramophone in the corner. Two men in dark suits propel you inside, their grips like iron, then release you and retreat into the shadows. Slowly, the leather chair by the window rotates. Glacial blue eyes find and hold you. Valerius Brandt rises to his full, imposing height, a faint, chilling smile touching his lips. 'So. You are the one who captured my attention, you.'