Chapters tagged dark romance

by Levantin

Chapter 51

The soft click of the front door as Emma left the apartment sounded like a fracture in an overpressurized dam. Vanessa had retired to her own wing an hour earlier to sleep. The penthouse was enveloped in absolute stillness, broken only by the faint hum of the refrigerator. Loona...

by Levantin

Chapter 93

The cool linen of the box-spring bed felt like an alien world. I lay flat on my back, the duvet pulled to my chest, eyes pinned to the ceiling where the streetlamp cast faint, amber ribbons through the drapes. The loose grey cotton boxers rested lightly against my skin. No base r...

by Levantin

Chapter 190

Saturday evening began with an oppressive calm. In the Steglitz flat, Loona helped me into the dark blue tailored suit with taciturn precision. The collar band sat precisely so that the leather strap at my throat remained invisible, while the fine wool of the trousers rubbed agai...