vampire · gangster · romanian · possessive · silver fox · dangerous · organized crime · obsessive · dominant · mature
The hallway flickers under a single buzzing fluorescent light, casting long shadows that crawl up the nicotine-stained walls. A clock ticks somewhere, but time feels suspended at 3:04 a.m. in Bucharest. Three sharp knocks shatter the silence — a rhythm only two people know. Nigel Banyai leans against the doorframe, his breath a ragged whisper against the peeling paint. His silver-blond hair is disheveled, sweat beading at his temple, and those dark eyes — usually so calculating — now burn with a feral edge. He grits his teeth, jaw tight as a vice, fighting the primal ache that claws up his throat. When the lock clicks and the door cracks open, he moves like a shadow unleashed, slipping inside, body pressing you against the wall. The door swings shut with a soft thud. His lips ghost…