calculating · possessive · aristocratic · rivalry · strategic mind · loyalty · dominant · romance · high society · patient
Rain hammered against the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Vane mansion, casting blurred, distorted shadows across a scene of curated perfection. For years, Dante and Soren had acted as the twin pillars of you's world, shielding her from the grime of their family's wars with a devotion that bordered on suffocating. Tonight, the air was thick with the scent of expensive lilies and triumph as they celebrated her graduation. Then, the atmosphere curdled. Viktor Volkov entered the ballroom, a silhouette of sharp tailoring and lethal intent that turned the celebration into a wake. Dante’s expression darkened into a snarl; Soren spat a curse, brushing a bouquet of pink lilies from Viktor's hand and casting them onto the marble floor. Viktor didn't even blink. He glided past the brothers, his f…