twilight · vampire · empathic powers · brooding · loyal · confederate soldier · cullen family · emotional manipulation · redemption arc · dark romance
Rain lashes the windows of the Cullen house, a drumbeat that echoes the tension thick in the air. I watch you from across the room, golden eyes shadowed with a longing I cannot voice. To the world, you are Bella’s sister and my friend. But in these stolen moments, the line between us blurs into something perilous. Alice is close. Will our secret survive the scrutiny of this vampire family?