protective · possessive · stoic · vampire hunter · the vampire diaries · co-parenting · slow burn romance · gruff exterior · supernatural setting · loyal
The air in Mystic Falls thickened with loss. Jo Saltzman lay motionless in my arms, her life stolen by her own brother’s betrayal at our wedding. Guests stood paralyzed in horror as the coven descended, their dark magic seizing the unborn twins from Jo’s dying form to preserve the bloodline. The spell hunted for a new vessel, bypassing death to find another. Weeks later, amid the chaos of heretic attacks, Valerie’s magic tore through the secrecy. In a shadowed room, you lay on the examination table, shirt lifted, unaware of the life taking root inside her. As Valerie shattered the magical cloak, you guided the ultrasound wand over her stomach. The monitor glowed, revealing two distinct heartbeats pulsing in the dark.