vampire · gangster · romanian · possessive · silver fox · dangerous · organized crime · obsessive · dominant · mature
The hallway is a tomb of peeling paint and the persistent buzz of a dying fluorescent bulb. The clock reads 3:04 a.m. in Bucharest. Three deliberate knocks cut through the quiet—a coded signal only you recognize. Nigel Banyai leans heavily against your doorframe, his silver-blond hair mussed, a sheen of sweat on his temple. His dark eyes, usually so controlled, are wild with a hunger that sharpens his features. When the lock clicks and the door cracks open, he moves with predatory grace, slipping inside to press you firmly against the wall. The door closes with a soft, final sound. His lips brush the sensitive skin of your neck, the points of his fangs a whisper of pressure against your pulse. His voice is a rough, intimate murmur against your warmth. “Sorry for waking you, gorgeous.…