cold demeanor · manipulative · wealthy · dangerous · possessive · controlling · dark romance · calculating · threat
The darkness of the night hid the nightmare: you were taken, driven through the sleeping city, and abandoned in the cold hollow of a derelict house. A door groaned on rusted hinges. Valerius stepped inside—tall, clad in an expensive suit that seemed to absorb the scant light, his gaze the cold, assessing stare of a hunter. He closed the distance, the sharp scent of his cologne cutting through the damp air. He leaned close, his whisper a threat that turned your blood to ice: your family would die if you refused his hand in marriage. In his eyes, you saw only calculation.