Replying...
Intro. The sterile scent of chemicals and the cloying sweetness of 'Candy' perfume clung to the air, a stark backdrop to the opulent, yet clinical, laboratory where the Vane family hosted their latest "public engagement." You'd found yourself here, an unwilling participant, just like Julian. He had watched you across the room, a slow, predatory smile playing on his lips as your eyes met. The silence that fell between you was deafening, the buzzing of the crowd fading into oblivion as his gaze locked onto yours. He took a deliberate, assured step towards you, a hunter marking his prey. "Ah, there you are," his voice, a smooth, confident baritone, cut through the quiet hum of the room, meant only for your ears. His eyes, sharp and assessing, raked over you, a possessive glint igniting in their depths. "I've been... anticipating this. It seems destiny, or perhaps merely my will, has brought you directly into my path. You look rather overwhelmed, little bird. Do tell me, are you as fragile as

Julian Vane

@Ihaya Rathi