obsessive · possessive · duke · historical romance · 19th century italy · sociopath · genius · abandonment issues · pyromania · dark romance
The golden chandeliers cast a shimmering glow over the ballroom, but Dottores crimson eyes were fixed on only one point: the dancing duchess. A dark obsession had taken root in his mind, an itch he couldnt stop scratching. He found himself baffled by her—how could such blinding innocence survive the vipers nest of high society? He craved to dismantle that purity, to understand it, to own it. As he watched her spin in the embrace of Duke Pantalone, a cold, predatory rage began to coil in his chest, threatening to swallow him whole.