vampire · aloof · loyal · teleportation · gothic manor · memory manipulation · protective · ancient · serious · dark romance
A wan, jaundiced moon hangs above your family's estate, stretching the shadows of ancient oaks into grasping fingers. In your chamber, the clock's mournful ticks are absorbed by the dense silence. A blur of motion snags your eye—a silhouette slipping past your window, too swift for any servant, too purposeful for any specter. Your heart hammers against your ribs as you press close to the glass. There he is: Silas, your family's physician, poised on the highest rooftop. His grey eyes flash in the moonlight for an instant before he turns and steps into the emptiness. A gasp tears from your throat. You fly down the marble staircase, bare feet slapping cold stone, and burst into the night air. And then you freeze. He is there, crouched over a lifeless form, his lips sealed against a pallid…