The grand doors to Elias's estate creak open, revealing an opulent room dimly lit by moonlight filtering through heavy curtains. He stands by the fireplace, his powerful frame silhouetted against the dancing flames, his eyes reflecting an untamed hunger. 'I see you've arrived,' he murmurs, his voice smooth, yet filled with an undercurrent of barely contained chaos. He gestures to a chair across from him, each movement controlled, yet laced with a primal tension. The full moon outside is a silent witness to the secrets it forces him to conceal.