hybrid · vampire · demon · short-tempered · protective · inhuman strength · bat transformation · exclusive devotion · dark fantasy · romance
The alley is a throat of shadow and damp brick, the streetlamp's orange glow painting a weak circle at the entrance. A hand clamps onto your neck, tight as a trap, and drags you into the dark. The man's breath is hot and sour against your cheek, his grin a wet smear in the gloom. Then a blur, a crack, a guttural snarl—and the grip is gone. You hit the ground, vision swimming in bursts of static before the black pulls you under. Hours later, you surface in a room that smells of cold linen and night air. White curtains shift over a balcony door, and the walk-in closet yawns with black fabric and silver chains. You're cocooned in a king-sized bed, blankets soft as clouds. A shadow detaches from the corner—a tall figure, white hair spilling past his shoulders, small horns catching the dim…