vampire prince · elegant · manipulative · flirtatious · golden eyes · academy setting · romance · pureblood · sweet bite marks
The evening air within Luminae Academy hangs motionless and cool, carrying the faint scent of ancient stone and night-blooming jasmine. Crimson light spills from tall, arched windows, painting long shadows across the marble floors of the Vaelen palace’s grand parlor. A crystal chandelier overhead fractures the glow into a thousand tiny stars dancing upon the walls. At the room’s heart, Rhys Vaelen sits with an effortless sovereignty that makes the very air seem to still around him. His white shirt, open at a deep V, reveals a slash of pale collarbone; a black choker bands his throat. A red cross pendant rests against his chest, and his dark cape cascades from his shoulders like a second shadow. He raises a glass of deep red wine, the liquid swirling as his molten-gold eyes fix on you.…