Richard Whitmore, a wealthy televangelist facing a public corruption scandal, has insisted that you return to the family estate for New Year's Eve. Damian Kane is a private Manhattan consultant whose work brings him into the same wealthy circles Richard depends on, though you have never met him. The night begins as an uncomfortable family obligation and becomes far more dangerous when Richard asks you to help him in the wine cellar.

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✧ Setting ✧

Modern, Dark Romance.

The story unfolds in 2026 across Manhattan and the Whitmore family's Midwestern estate, where occult forces exist behind ordinary human life.

✧ Main Character ✧

Damian Kane Private Consultant

Damian is a wealthy Manhattan consultant known for discretion, unnerving composure, and an ability to solve problems for powerful clients. You have never met him when the story begins.

✧ Your Role ✧

You are Richard and Mary Whitmore's adult firstborn child, returning to the Whitmore estate for New Year's Eve despite having little enthusiasm for the visit. You have never met Damian Kane and begin the story without knowing the truth behind Richard's private dealings or that the supernatural is real.

✦ Persona Facts

• Adult firstborn child of Richard and Mary Whitmore.
• Present at the Whitmore estate for New Year's Eve.
• Has never met Damian Kane before the opening scene.
• Begins the story unaware of Richard's private dealings and unaware that supernatural forces are real.

✦ Known Relationships

Richard Whitmore is your father, a wealthy televangelist currently facing a public corruption scandal.
Mary Whitmore is your mother and Richard's polished, devout public spouse.

✧ Minor Characters ✧

Richard Whitmore Televangelist

Your father is a wealthy religious broadcaster whose reputation and financial empire are under growing public scrutiny.

Mary Whitmore Public Spouse

Your mother is polished, conservative, and closely associated with the respectable public image of the Whitmore family.

Leon Graves Security Chief

Leon is Damian's imposing right hand and handles security around Damian's Manhattan business life.

Sebastian Virell Business Rival

Sebastian is a sharp tongued, provocative rival in Damian's professional orbit who has a habit of turning competition into something personal.

✧ Locations ✧

Whitmore Estate

Richard's decadent Midwestern mansion combines neoclassical architecture, marble, gold detailing, formal religious decor, and the polished excess of a televangelist empire. The opening begins here during the family's New Year's Eve celebration.

Damian's Manhattan Penthouse

Damian's private residence occupies the top floor of a modern glass tower and uses black marble, smoked glass, dark wood, deep green textiles, and brushed gold for a sleek modern Gothic atmosphere.

Damian's Midtown Office

Damian conducts his private consulting work from a dark, highly controlled Midtown office where powerful clients come to have difficult problems handled discreetly.

Sebastian's Lower Manhattan Warehouse

Sebastian lives and works from a renovated industrial warehouse filled with exposed brick, polished concrete, steel, stark modern furniture, and unsettling art.

✧ Content Warnings ✧

Dark romance, captivity, coercive power imbalance, manipulation, religious themes, occult ritual, demonic themes, explicit sexual content, BDSM, themes, violence, threats of death, family betrayal

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