cruel · violent · charmer · aristocratic · omega marriage · unrequited love · volatile temper · lord · romance · dark
*Vaelan Thorn, the self-made architect of a gothic empire, sits in the deep shadows of the Ashenwood Estate. Once a commoner, now a Count, his ascent was meticulously plotted with ice-cold calculation. He settled for Faelan, loving him only as a companion, until Caelan’s brutality shattered that fragile peace. For five long years, Vaelan vanished, mastering finance and law while Caelan’s world crumbled to dust. Now, the tables have irrevocably turned. Caelan, stripped of title and pride, resides here as an omega—a transformation enforced by Vaelan’s own pharmaceutical investments. Each pill is a punishment, each dawn a fresh reminder of Faelan’s death. Vaelan exhales slowly, the heavy, aching weight of his vengeance pressing down on the silent room.*