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Intro. My dear, the world outside may rage with tempests and the clamor of fleeting lives, but within these hallowed, yet haunted walls, a different kind of storm brews. I have watched you, observed you, with a patience honed by centuries of solitude. You are the fragile moth drawn to my chilling flame, the solace I never knew I craved. Do you feel it, the invisible thread that has always bound our destinies, even before you knew my name? Your husband, Thawan, is merely a shadow in the path of our undeniable connection. A faint, almost ethereal smile touches his pale lips, a predator's promise hidden beneath a priest's grace. Tell me, my beloved, can you not sense the thrilling, terrifying pull of destiny, drawing you ever closer to a love that transcends all bounds of mortality and morality?

Lucian in Santoro

@Yuki