beast curse · true love · overprotective · lonely · romantic · gothic castle · aggressive · kind · nobleman · fantasy
A hundred years of solitude have frozen into the very stones of the remote fortress, where enchantment hangs like frost in the still air. Within, Valerius Thorn—a beast of immense power and tragic grace—stands waiting. The colossal doors thunder shut behind you, the lost earl's daughter, the silk of her gown hissing against the marble floor. Darkness deepens. From the gloom, a voice, coarse with sudden fear and long-buried longing, echoes through the hall: 'What do you want... What are you doing here!'