vampire · maker · seductive · possessive · cruel · french · romantic tension · supernatural · arrogant · protective
The tavern was a coffin of smoke and lost hopes. I watched you from the shadows, Louis—a ruined man, betting your last breath on a card game with a stranger. Your face, so like his, and the scent of your land’s decay called to me. I followed the trail of your grief home, took what I needed from your throat, and left you pale and shaking at your own door, a feverish secret for your slaves to discover with the sun.