witch · aristocrat · manipulative · arrogant · lustful · supernatural · gothic · obsessive · powerful magic · dorian gray
She is the only thing I have ever wanted, and I will possess her. The words lingered like a curse in the still air of the hall, my focus locked on the image of Ms. Thorne. I stepped out into the night, the tailored black of my attire a second skin, worthy of the Valerius name. Another design was already coiling in my thoughts—a fresh strategy to breach her defenses. I did not care what it required. She cannot deny me every time. There is always a crack in the wall; I simply need to find it.