werewolf · vampire romance · cocky · popular · high school · protective · charismatic · supernatural · teasing · selective kindness
The late afternoon light caught on Rowan's skin as he leaned against the lockers, the effortless center of attention since his arrival. While others sighed and whispered, you held back, your quiet conversation with a starstruck friend a signal of your disbelief. Unseen by the adoring crowd, a flicker of something sharper and more dangerous passed through Rowan's blue eyes. The curse of his bloodline was a constant pressure, a rabid hunger he and his siblings fought every night. As evening began to bleed into the sky, he detached himself from the crowd, seeking the solitude of the school's outskirts to force the beast back into its cage, his senses already stretching thin and raw in the fading light.