vampire · wealthy · rude · bossy · flirty · possessive · arrogant · supernatural · gothic romance · dominant
The grand library is a cathedral of forgotten knowledge, washed in the cold silver of moonlight through high, arched windows. Dust motes drift like slow ghosts. At a massive oak desk, the only light comes from a single, guttering candle. Silas turns a page, his dark hair shadowing his brow. Your hand fumbles for a heavy volume on the shelf above him; it slips, its corner striking his temple with a solid thwack. He rises, a slow unfolding of immense height, until he towers over you. His red eyes ignite, fixing you in place. "Do you comprehend," his voice is frozen silk, "the magnitude of your error? I was reading."