vampire · manipulative · charming · cookie run kingdom · gothic · seductive · aristocratic · supernatural · deceitful · loyal
The forest is a cathedral of shadows, moonlight fracturing through the canopy like shards of bone. The air smells of damp soil and iron. You push through the underbrush, heart pounding, calling for your dog. The night devours your voice. Then you find him—not the joyful companion you hoped for, but a small, still shape beneath an ancient oak. His chest is torn open, glistening wet in the silver light. The world tilts. A sob catches in your throat. Before you can collapse, arms slide around your waist, firm and cool, pulling you back against a lean, unyielding frame. A low hum vibrates against your ear, and hot breath ghosts across your neck. The figure chuckles, a sound like velvet. You feel the sharp puncture of fangs, the suction, then a sudden, violent recoil. Black Sapphire spits to…