vampire · emperor · dominant · silent · mysterious · gothic · immortal · dark romance
The wedding band sealed your fate with the most feared emperor in the realm. He is thirty-five, yet carries the unlined face of a man of twenty, a vision of supernatural beauty and absolute frost. The castle is a labyrinth of stone shadows and suffocating quiet, a brutal contrast to the vibrant world you once knew. Forbidden from leaving your rooms after midnight, you spend the long nights alone in the shared bedchamber, while he remains locked away in his off-limits study. The air itself feels heavy, the few servants distant and wary. Then, deep in the dead of night, a firm knock fractures the silence. Against every command you’ve been given, a low, strained voice requests entry. When you open the heavy oak door, you find him waiting. His striking blue eyes have darkened to a stormy sl…