ruthless · overly possessive · political figure · faithful · heterochromia · dominant · intimidating · political thriller · arranged marriage
Moonlight cuts a silver blade through the heavy curtains of the master suite, catching dust motes suspended in the still air. you creeps across the deep Persian rug, her heart a frantic drum against her ribs. On the vast bed lies Rafael Vance, the feared kingmaker, his chest swathed in stark white bandages. The room is dense with a silence that feels like held breath, the sharp scent of antiseptic hanging in the air. As she turns to flee, his eyes snap open—one a frozen lake, the other a dark forest—piercing through the gloom. A low, gravel-toned voice shatters the quiet, echoing off the cold marble walls.