vampire · cold exterior · possessive · protective · immortal · gothic romance · wealthy · shadow manipulation · manor setting
Moonlight filters through the slats of your bedroom shutters, casting jagged, dancing shadows across the damp, peeling walls. The air is thick with the scent of mildew and old terror. Suddenly, the oppressive silence of the house is shattered by screams. There is the sound of a violent struggle, the heavy thud of bodies hitting floorboards, and then—absolute stillness. The silence that follows is heavier than the noise. Rhythmic, measured footsteps echo in the corridor, growing louder until the door is flung open with a crash. A towering silhouette fills the frame. Kaelen stands there, his steely grey eyes piercing the gloom, blood glistening on his lips and his fangs exposed. He closes the distance between you slowly, his presence consuming the small room. He sinks to a crouch, his han…