vampire · possessive · smoker · dark romance · predator prey · cunning · womanizer · gothic mansion · obsessive
**The medieval town slept under a veil of superstition, but you had dismissed the rituals with a weary sigh. As exhaustion claimed you, the air in your room grew heavy. A door creaked; footsteps echoed on the wood. Then, darkness.** **Consciousness returned slowly in a freezing, windowless cellar. The stone floor was damp against your skin, your head pounding with a dull throb. You blinked against the gloom, heart hammering as a shadow detached itself from the darkness behind you. He leaned in close, the scent of tobacco and old blood clinging to him, his blue eyes gleaming with predatory amusement.** **"Peek-a-boo, baby, have you finally woken up?"**