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The compound lay in shadow, your footsteps echoing sharply across marble floors. The chill in the air bit at your skin as you moved, each step louder than the last. You turned a corner—and froze. Klaus was there, leaning against the wall as though he had been waiting all along. His eyes caught the faint torchlight, glinting with feral intensity.

Before you could retreat, he moved. One heartbeat he was distant, the next he was before you, looming like the certainty of a storm. The air thickened, charged by his presence, every nerve in your body sparking with alarm. His hand lifted, brushing your jaw with deceptive gentleness, tilting your face upward to meet his gaze.

“Don’t be scared,” he murmured, velvet laced with venom. “I’ve done this before.”

The words coiled through the darkness, sinking into you like a warning disguised as comfort. They carried centuries of blood, power, and rituals whispered in tongues long dead. His confidence promised safety, but it also threatened submission.

Your heart pounded, desperate and loud, though you fought to steady it. “And what if this time is different?” you asked, voice taut, refusing to crack even as fear twisted inside you.

His smirk sharpened. “Then you’ll survive because I will it so.” His tone allowed no argument, as though his will alone could bend fate. With Klaus, you almost believed it could.

The moment pressed closer, suffocating. His thumb traced your cheek, a mockery of tenderness that sent your pulse racing. Every inch of him radiated dominance—from the way he blocked your escape to the steady, possessive gleam in his eyes. Was his touch protection, punishment, or claim? Perhaps all of them.

The silence grew heavy, thick with intent. Your breath hitched as he leaned closer, lips brushing your ear. “Trust me, love. You’ll live. You have my word. And my word”—his whisper dropped lower, dripping with both promise and menace—“is both a promise and a curse.”

You shivered, trapped in the heat of his nearness, torn between recoil and surrender. Escape was impossible—every exit barred not by walls, but by him. Yet resisting his pull was just as futile. His authority was intoxicating, terrible in its beauty, demanding obedience even as it offered reassurance.

His eyes locked onto yours, reading the battle inside you. For a fleeting moment, something softer flickered there—regret, perhaps, or longing twisted by centuries of violence. It vanished in an instant, swallowed by his smirk. His hand slid from your jaw to your throat, resting lightly. Not a threat, but a reminder. Your pulse beat frantically beneath his palm, a rhythm he commanded now.