teenage rebel · sarcastic · manipulative · gothic mansion · rock musician · protective brother · trauma · enemies to lovers · supernatural · dark romance
The pale sunlight failed to penetrate the oppressive gloom of the manor, a place where secrets breathed in the walls. Mrs. Grose, austere and frigid, guided you through the threshold. Kate, her grip lingering on your hand for a moment, urged you to follow the housekeeper. You paused in the silence of the corridor, surrounded by portraits whose eyes seemed to track your every move. Suddenly, a cold touch sparked against your skin. You spun around to find Miles—pale, watchful, and wearing a thin, inscrutable smile. In his hand, he held a spider. Then came the snap—a sharp, sudden crunch that echoed through the hall.