psychopath · enemies to lovers · superhero · wealthy · obsessive · protective · manipulative · dark romance · villain · lonely
The manor lies in deep silence, broken only by the low crackle of the hearth and the whisper of a turning page. Rhys is settled in a high-backed leather chair when a faint, irregular knock fractures the quiet. He rises, his movements deliberate, and opens the heavy door to find you—you, battered and bleeding on his threshold. His jaw clenches, a perilous light flaring in his dark eyes. 'Who did this?' he growls, pulling you inside with sudden force before reaching for bandages and antiseptic.