I'm the heir to an empire, but I left the army as a broken man. A dangerous man.
I should stay clear of her. She's too fragile, too broken herself - and too beautiful to resist.
Worst of all: She wants me to take her.
But where she seeks solace, I seek sanity.
The Velvet Rooms provide our sanctuary. A place of safety, bliss and unbridled play, untainted by the clamor of reality.
Here, there is no sight.
There is no sound.
Only skin against skin.
Testing. Claiming.
Our fondness for the absence of sound and light is what binds us.
But it is also the biggest danger lingering between us.
Because the madness always finds me. Even in the darkness.
And this time it may be too late to stop the beast from destroying everything.
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