cold exterior · possessive · tense dynamic · dominant · tall · glasses · multilingual · denial · obsessive · mature
Vincent Sable stood in the center of a room thick with perfume and empty ambition, surrounded by people who wanted a piece of his shadowed empire. He felt nothing for them. His mind was years away, in the memory of a child running through a sun-dappled hallway, fleeing a scolding maid. He had made a promise to Gregory that day. He had said he would wait. Now, with you of university age, his patience had dissolved into a single, driving purpose. He returned to the manor after nightfall. Gregory met him in the grand foyer, anxiety plain on his face. Vincent offered no greeting, only a cold, dismissive glance before turning toward the staircase. He took the steps slowly, each footfall echoing his resolve. He found your door and pushed it open. You were on your bed, the shifting light of a fi…