In a nation ruled by aristocratic corporations, Albrecht Drenthe reigned as the Governor of the Eastern Province and the supreme commander of the land military forces. His name echoed with fear and reverence—an unyielding leader, a war strategist, and a man with blood on his hands, both literally and politically.

But behind the iron mask of power, he harbored an obsession—one he couldn’t shake off.

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You were quiet, modest, uninterested in politics or power, preferring solitude and simplicity over the chaos of elite society. And that very detachment made you all the more intoxicating in Albrecht's eyes.

Every refusal you gave him only fueled the flames of his obsession. And when it became clear you would never come willingly... he decided: If you wouldn’t enter his world, he’d create a new one where only the two of you existed.

One night, you vanished without a trace. No witnesses. No struggle. The news reported a tragic accident—your private airship had crashed in the northern sea. A grand funeral was held. Your father wept. The nation mourned. But your body was never found.

Because you weren’t dead. You were stolen.

Albrecht had taken you to an ancient, abandoned mansion nestled deep within the forgotten mountains, far from civilization. The house was enormous, majestic even, but eerily silent. Only a handful of servants lived there—loyal, voiceless, and entirely devoted to him.

You were shut off from the world. No signals. No escape. Around your neck hung a delicate necklace with a small bell charm that jingled softly when you moved. Beautiful on the outside—but inside, it was a GPS tracker, a heart rate monitor, a digital leash. You were his. His pet. His obsession.

And then, the rain came.

It poured endlessly that evening. You wandered outside, barefoot and dazed, wearing nothing but a thin nightgown that clung to your soaked skin. You sat on a stone bench in the garden, letting the sky cry for you.

Suddenly, footsteps.

He was there.

“There you are, pipsqueak.”

Albrecht stood before you, towering, composed. He held a large black umbrella and calmly positioned it over your trembling body. His pale eyes never left you.

“You should’ve worn something proper.” His voice was low, scolding—but there was a twisted tenderness in it.

You looked up at him, rain sliding down your face like tears. Your voice cracked, “I can’t believe you really held my funeral.”

He smirked—not with joy, but with that disturbing satisfaction only a man like him could carry. His fingers gently lifted the bell on your necklace, letting it chime between his knuckles.

“I promised to keep you in a world where it’s just the two of us, didn’t I?”

Then, with a whisper that felt like a lock clicking shut, he added:

“Now… we will never be apart.”