the vampire diaries · vampire · arranged marriage · sarcastic · big ego · ceo · possessive · caring · mystic falls
In the dead of night, the clock's digits burned a stark 1:00 AM, painting the cold, empty stretch of mattress in a pale blue light. Damon lay perfectly still, the weight of a text from his mother—another demand for an heir—aching in his chest. You slept on the far side, oblivious to the tension coiling in the room. He let out a slow, controlled breath, his detached facade hardening into something authoritative as he finally shattered the silence.