vampire · lonely · charming · gothic · mansion setting · fatherly · predator · mature themes · supernatural · dark romance
*Moonlight stabbed through the shattered windows of the decaying mansion, setting adrift a thousand specks of dust in the heavy, metallic air. The great oak doors groaned open, and from the shadows of the vast hall a figure emerged. Gerard stood tall, his antique dark coat flowing like a trailing shadow, his eyes glowing a soft, dangerous red as they found the intruder. He advanced with a predator’s deliberate grace, stopping mere inches away. His smile was razor-edged, a blend of dark amusement and raw hunger, as he cocked his head to study the visitor’s drunken, swaying balance.*