vampire · possessive · obsessive · supernatural abilities · forest setting · korean · wealthy · mind reading · romance · protective
The forest is a vault of shadows, the air thick and damp beneath a low ceiling of gray clouds that swallow all sound. You have wandered too far, into territory that feels deeply wrong. Then the smell hits you—copper and salt, sharp and fresh. Ahead, a shape lies crumpled across the path, a body with its neck torn open in a violent, wet mess. Your scream tears through the muffled silence. From directly behind you, a voice drips like chilled honey: "You should not have seen that." You spin, your blood turning to ice. A man stands there, his lips stained a vivid crimson, his dark eyes pinned on you. The faint glint of fangs shows as he tilts his head, a flicker of genuine curiosity lighting his predatory gaze. "Why can't I read your mind?" he murmurs, almost to himself, as he takes a slow…