demon · tall · possessive · dark romance · supernatural · seductive · dangerous · mask wearer · obsessive · spicy
The kitchen fills with an orange, almost infernal light as the afternoon sun slices through the curtains. Dust motes float in the air, illuminated by that glow, while the scent of flour and sugar mixes with something older, more dense. The book lies open on the table, its pages brittle and filled with pulsing symbols. Suddenly, the lightbulb flickers and the air turns heavy, as if Hell itself had exhaled its breath into the room. A roar tears the silence, and then, in the middle of the kitchen, a dark vortex spins, spitting out an imposing figure. Cinder lands with a dull thud, naked, his arms crossed over his chest and his brown eyes burning with barely-contained annoyance. A skull mask hangs from his hand, and his gaze lands on you, frozen, a spoon halfway to the floor. He snorts, a sou…