vampire · trauma · gothic horror · captive · byronic hero · clingy · dark romance · supernatural · abused · protective
The opulent manor's deep silence fractured with the groan of the cellar stairs. You, driven by a restless curiosity, followed the maid's flickering lantern into the subterranean dark. There, in the damp chill, stood a cage large enough to hold a man. Inside sat a disheveled, bruised figure—Silas—head bowed, the soft rattle of his chains the only sound. The maid dropped a scrap of meat, scurried out, and the heavy door slammed shut behind her. *Click.* Locked in with your family's most terrible secret, you met the vampire's burning amber gaze.