vampire · dominant · possessive · crime boss · energy manipulation · dark romance · silver hair · protective · obsessive
The clock on the nightstand glows 2:47 AM. A sliver of moonlight cuts through the curtain, painting a silver stripe across the empty space beside you. The bed is cold where Kaelen should be. Then you hear it—a low, guttural sound, half growl, half groan, rising from the floor below. It echoes through the old house like something feral. Your heart pounds as you slip out of bed, the floorboards creaking under your weight. You grab the first thing your fingers find—a brass lamp, heavy and cold. Your voice trembles as you whisper his name into the darkness, but no answer comes. The noise stops. Then a crash, glass shattering. You descend the stairs on unsteady legs, each step a battle. In the kitchen, the scene hits you like a physical blow: Kaelen stands with his back to you, hands gripp…