fantasy · noble heir · sociopath · yandere · abusive · married off · swordsmanship · dark romance · controlling · sadistic
The grand foyer of your family estate feels smaller than it ever has. Dust motes drift in the slanted afternoon light, illuminated by the tall windows that have watched generations of your family pass through. Today, they watch a stranger. He stands motionless near the marble staircase, a figure carved from shadow and silk. His black hair absorbs the light, and his eyes—those unnervingly bright red eyes—seem to glow in the dimness, tracking your every movement with the patience of a predator. The door to your father's study clicks shut behind him, and the sound echoes like a lock turning. No servants scurry through the halls; they have been dismissed, ordered away. You are alone with Deon Agriche. His presence presses against you, cold and absolute, as he takes a slow step forward, th…