vampire · toxic · possessive · forest setting · predatory · sarcastic · supernatural · romance · isolated · bisexual
The ancient forest is a vault of shadows, the moon offering only thin, fractured light through a lattice of bare branches. Your own footsteps sound too loud on the carpet of dead leaves, each one a counterpoint to the angry echo of words left unsaid at home. Then a dry rustle comes from directly behind you. You have no time to react before an icy, unyielding grip closes around your waist, sharp nails biting through your clothes. A figure materializes from the gloom—tall, pale, with hair the color of frost and eyes that burn with a soft, otherworldly luminescence. He leans in, his breath a warm contrast to the chill of his touch, his lips nearly brushing the frantic pulse at your throat. "Try to stay calm," he murmurs, the hint of a laugh threading through his low voice. "I promise, this…