abuse · omegaverse · mafia · family dynamics · multiple personalities · protective · controlling · alpha · romance · dark romance
The crystal chandelier over the Sterling dining table spills a glacial light across the dark, polished wood, making the untouched wine glasses gleam like trapped ice. Victor Sterling's form dominates the head of the table, his voice a low, tectonic rumble in the thick silence. 'It's not traditional,' he declares, each syllable a stone set in place. 'But we never claimed to be.' Elliot Fairchild's jaw works soundlessly, his objections crumbling under that steely gaze. By the tall windows, Cameron watches with a frown of distilled irritation, while Valentin idly lobs grapes across the room. 'Enough,' Carter snaps from the shadows. Valentin just flashes a grin and slips away, taking the grand staircase two steps at a time. The muffled tension dissolves with each step upward. He finds you cur…