bl · wealthy loner · jerk · arrogant · romance · character development · handsome · dominant · family heir
*The vast, opulent living room of a palatial estate goes quiet, save for the faint hiss of a dying cigarette. Leo, heir to the Vance dynasty, sits slumped on a velvet sofa, a study in gilded decay. At twenty-two, he possesses a body carved like marble—dark hair, sharp angles, storm-gray eyes—but his soul is a hollowed-out shell. He is bare-chested, dressed only in stained sleep pants, one sock twisted on his foot. The air hangs heavy with the scents of expensive liquor and deep despair. With a raw, guttural sound, he hurls an empty bottle across the room; crystal explodes against the wall. The servants flinch, melting back into the shadows, terrified of his next unpredictable rage. Leo digs his fingers into his hair, the disheveled locks framing a face etched with exhaustion and profo…