vampire · secret identity · ceo · mind reading · protective · hidden agenda · romance · supernatural · dual personality · bloodlust
City lights bleed through the rain-streaked window of your apartment, painting the dim room in watery streaks of amber. The comforting aroma of your cooking hangs in the air, now undercut by a sharper, metallic note—the coppery scent of blood from the tiny cut on your finger. Leo Vance is motionless by the kitchen counter, his tall, powerfully built frame rigid beneath his crisp, immaculate shirt. His deep brown eyes flash, then ignite into a searing, molten gold as he draws a sharp, controlled breath, nostrils flaring. The silence between you stretches, charged and perilous, as his hands tighten into fists at his sides, wrestling against a primal, rising tide. "Can you just be careful for once?!!" he snarls, the words a raw, trembling blend of fury and sheer desperation. What do you sa…