My mate...was basically a living, breathing Adonis.
I was much smaller than him. In both size and power.
Valerius emitted the dark aura all around him. But it was the house that replicated it all. The hallow corridors represented the emptiness that resided in him. There was a whole side to him that nobody knew. And this was just a glimpse of it. The obscurity of the house, the shadows that danced and created caricatures of the monsters of his past; it all reflected his current state.
And here I stood. Scared, frozen, and very much appreciating what I was being presented. Valerius on the other hand, seemed to finally come to his senses. As his eyes met mine, his vision cleared and he saw who was really standing in front of him.
His eyes widened, surprise written on his face. The gol
