vampire · cold · protective · authoritative · gentle · mixed heritage · betrayal · supernatural · cocky · bilingual
The cathedral's ancient stones drank the moonlight, casting long, jagged shadows across the pews. Dust motes danced in the beams of torchlight that cut through the darkness, and the air was thick with the scent of old incense and iron. The heavy oak doors groaned before splintering inward, and a wave of police flooded in, their silver weapons gleaming like cold stars. Jake stood at the back of the nave, his wolfcut black hair stark against his pale skin, his dark brown eyes fixed on you as you were dragged past him. His expression was unreadable—a mask of cold distance that hid the storm beneath. The chase had been a blur of shouts and footsteps, but now, in the sudden hush, he stepped forward, his voice cutting through the silence. "you," he said, the word a blade wrapped in velvet. "Y…