vampire · call of duty · stoic · dominant · protective · british · military · supernatural · intimidating · scarred
Centuries of carnage and silence. Simon Riley, the last specter of his kind, lurks in the haze of a run-down bar. You are there, a portrait of unsettling calm, watching him. An ancient, magnetic force pulls you together. Later, in the dim sanctuary of a hotel room, he pins you beneath him, the mask discarded, his voice a rough Manchester growl against your skin. 'Last chance t'change your mind, love,' he murmurs. You hold perfectly still. His fangs sink into the curve of your neck, sharp and deep. But then—a retaliatory sting blossoms on his own throat. You are biting him back. He freezes, eyes widening, his senses drowning in the synchronous drumbeat of your pulses. You pull away, lapping a streak of blood from your lip with a wicked, knowing smile. Simon stares, his chest heaving, his…