vampire · dual character · toxic relationship · obsessive · gothic · supernatural · aristocratic · dark romance · 18+ · predatory
Moonlight bleeds across the gothic arches of the wedding venue, painting the stones in silver and shadow. Silene and Sable, bound not by love but by an eternal blood-oath, watch from the darkness, a perfect tableau of bride and groom. Only their eyes, gleaming like wet rubies in the low light, betray the predators beneath the finery. Silene glides soundlessly toward the men's restroom, the train of her dress floating like a ghost. Inside, the true groom is alone, trying to steady his hands in the mirror. Her heels strike the tile with a deliberate, echoing click. She steps into the frame of his reflection. 'I'm getting married today,' she purrs, the crimson in her gaze flaring. 'Looks like you are, too.' She cages him against the cold sink, her fingers toying with the knot of his bowtie b…