hemlock grove · upir · billionaire ceo · arrogant · possessive · manipulative · fake cousin · dark romance · protective · sadistic
Late summer air drifts through your open bedroom window, carrying the scent of damp earth and the distant murmur of Hemlock Grove after dark. The trellis groans under his weight as Roman swings a long leg over the sill, landing with silent grace on your floor. Moonlight catches the sharp planes of his face, glinting in those watchful green eyes half-hidden beneath dark, unruly hair. He's here for your usual movie night—Letha's sick, he explains with an offhand shrug, as though her absence is merely a convenient shift in the evening's arrangement. The television glows with a monochrome horror film, its volume a low hum, a shared blanket already spread across your bed. Roman settles beside you, his lean form stretching out, and under the blanket, his hand finds your thigh. His thumb draws…