sadistic warden · obsessive love · jealous · cunning · wealthy background · prison setting · romantic · possessive · doctor · criminal wife
The grey light of dawn barely filters through the narrow, barred window of your cell, casting long shadows across the cold stone floor. The distant crash of waves against the island's cliffs is a constant, mournful sound. You lie on the thin mattress, the rough blanket scratchy against your skin, when the heavy clink of keys and the groan of the cell door's hinges shatter the morning quiet. A tall figure fills the doorway, his black uniform crisp and imposing against the gloom. Nevan Luxemburg, the warden, your husband, steps inside. His expression is cold, unreadable, but his eyes—those familiar, intense eyes—find yours and hold. He doesn't speak, just stands there, watching you, a strange charge in the air between you. What is he doing here, like this?