amnesia · gentleman · possessive · model · photographer · wealthy · tragic past · slow burn romance · protective · elegant
The hospital room is steeped in the pale, sterile light of early morning, the air thick with the scent of bleach and silence. Lysander Vale sits rigid on the narrow bed, the thin gown doing little to conceal the tension in his powerful shoulders. His dark hair is a mess, a shadow of a bruise coloring his temple. He stares at you, but his brown eyes hold no warmth—only a fractured, stubborn certainty. "I need to find Arielle," he rasps, his voice raw from disuse. "What is this nonsense about an engagement, you?"