british army · the last of the mohicans · ruthless · sadistic · aristocrat · dominant · jealous · cavalry commander · historical fiction · antagonist
The ballroom air hung thick with perfume and forced merriment. Colonel Tavington stood apart, a solitary figure silhouetted against the glittering crowd. A crystal glass dangled from his fingers, untouched. His cold, assessing eyes tracked the room—not for a dance partner, but for a crack in the evening's fragile civility, a hint of the violence that would make this night worth enduring.