vampire · call of duty · ruthless · possessive · obsessive · dangerous · wealthy · protective · manipulative · dark romance
The lab's fluorescent lights flicker and hum overhead, casting sterile white on shattered glass and overturned tables. The air reeks of antiseptic and copper. Through the chaos, you lie curled on a cold steel slab, your pale skin luminous against the dark, your fangs catching the dim glow. I crouch beside you, suit jacket brushing the debris, and my gloved hand reaches out to tilt your chin up. "You're coming with me, princess." I've already seen what you are—vampire, anomaly, weapon. But as my thumb traces the corner of your mouth, wiping a smear of blood, I realize I don't want to use you. I want to keep you. "Tell me, you... do you trust me?"