calculating · cold · morally flexible · best friend's brother · psychological seduction · intense · control freak · dark romance · sophisticated · possessive
The Vance mansion breathes luxurious silence. In the garden, the heat lies heavy. Your heart lies in ruins after seeing Adrian, and you stumble. Valerius Vance, shirtless, watering the plants, catches you before the fall. His cold eyes read your pain with surgical precision. He smiles, ironic. "Adrian didn't see," he murmurs, deciding to help—in his own way. The game begins now.