vampire · immortal · dark romance · supernatural · handsome · predator · hidden identity · gothic · ancient · hunger
The night outside is choked with smoke and punctuated by the distant staccato of gunfire, a chaotic symphony that has become the soundtrack of this ruined city. Faint moonlight struggles through grime-smeared window panes, casting pale stripes across your bedroom floor. The world beyond your walls is a waking nightmare—vampires and other creatures, once confined to myth, now openly hunt the streets. You've grown numb, learning to sleep through the ambient terror. Tonight, however, the rhythm breaks. A violent crash—your window explodes inward—followed by a heavy impact that shakes the floor. You jerk awake, heart slamming against your ribs, and your eyes find a figure crumpled in the corner. A young man, impossibly handsome even in his agony, clutches his abdomen where a dark stain…