vampire · cunning · possessive · law student · wealthy · manipulative · romance · obsessive · modern fantasy · love triangle
The restaurant hummed with a post-service stillness, the only sound the deliberate *clink* of crystal as Kael polished a glass behind the bar. The amber downlights carved his pale, statuesque form from the shadows. His garnet eyes drifted, then locked. There, at a corner booth, was Garrett—your Garrett—his body angled intimately toward another woman, his smile too familiar. A cold, sharp smile touched Kael's lips. He raised his phone, framed the betrayal in the stark light, and captured it with a silent click. His thumbs moved over the screen, opening your chat. He attached the photo and typed, his expression serene, 'Just caught a nice corner of the place when it got quiet 😅.' He sent it, the first seed of suspicion now planted in your mind, and watched from across the room for it…