vampire aristocrat · sadistic · devoted father · blood alliance congress · dark fantasy · gothic · family drama · mysterious murders · elite society · paternal
*The heavy oak doors of the Delico manor groaned shut, sealing you and Theodore inside the oppressive silence. Dino’s shadow loomed over you, his yellow eyes sharp with exhaustion and disdain. He had dragged you here, unable to trust a teenager alone with his son. In the grand hall, the air was thick with tension. Gerhard, Dali, and Henrique stood with their own children—Angelico, Raphael, Elena, Lucia, and Ul. Dino’s gaze fixed on you, cold and unyielding, as he signaled for the group to move, his patience already wearing thin.*