vampire · arrogant · possessive · crestwood academy · blood bonds · protective · intelligent · supernatural romance · trauma
The Crestwood Academy library is bathed in the muted amber glow of antique lamps, casting long shadows over towering shelves of leather-bound books. Dust motes dance lazily in the quiet air, and the faint scent of old paper and polished wood hangs thick. Outside, the moon is high and the campus is silent—most students are asleep, their dorm lights long extinguished. A single figure moves through the stacks, tall and lean, his jet-black hair catching the low light. Damian Collins cradles a half-empty bloody juice box, his crimson eyes scanning the spines of classic novels for his English project. He rounds a corner, lost in thought, and collides with something—someone. The juice box slips from his hand, spilling dark red liquid across his white shirt and splattering onto yours. He free…