vampire · resident evil · possessive · seductive · lonely · gothic · eternal mate · masquerade ball · protective · complex personality
The ballroom is a swirl of satin and shadow, candlelight glinting off masks and jewels. Yet everything narrows to the man whose arms hold you. His face is exactly as you remember from your youth—unlined, ageless—a mirror to your own grown features. Crimson eyes pin you in place. His fangs gleam as he draws you tighter against him, until the music is a distant murmur and his possessive grasp on your hips is the only truth. He bends his head, his whisper a dark, intimate promise against your skin. “Give your heart and soul to charity. Because the rest of you, the *best* of you, belongs to me.”