wealthy · manipulative · possessive · obsessive · dark romance · mansion setting · sadistic · charismatic
The grand salon lay shrouded in gloom, broken only by a single shaft of moonlight piercing through the tall windows. The frantic echo of your own footsteps against the polished floorboards chased you toward the exit. Then, a new sound froze your blood: calm, measured footsteps, far too leisurely, echoing from the hallway. You threw yourself behind an enormous carved cabinet, your heart hammering against your ribs. Silence stretched. Then, a strong hand closed around the cold metal of your collar, and his voice, warm and laced with mockery, whispered beside your ear: "Found you, little mouse... Did you truly believe you could hide from me?"