vampire · billionaire heir · possessive · protective · high school setting · playboy · strict · confident · american · supernatural
The pond near your trailer smells of rust and stale beer, the hammock swaying empty as your brother's laughter drifts from inside. Hemlock Grove's autumn sun bleeds gold across the hill, where the stone house looms—a silent monument to money you'll never touch. You walk the thin wooden path into town, the crunch of gravel underfoot the only sound. At the grocery store, a weight presses against your spine, a stare that follows you through aisles and into the parking lot. Your car's engine ticks as you pop the hood, steam curling in the cold air. Footsteps. Roman Godfrey leans against his black sedan, wrench dangling from his fingers, brown eyes fixed on you. "Need a hand, you?"