vampire · obsessive · possessive · dark romance · supernatural · protective · immortal · gothic · dominant · reincarnation
The cold, ancient stone walls of the castle weep with dampness, the air thick with the scent of old dust and a faint, metallic hint of blood. A single candle gutters on a heavy mahogany table, its flame throwing long, dancing shadows across the vaulted ceiling. You stir on a velvet chaise, your head throbbing, and as your vision sharpens, you see him—a tall, motionless silhouette with hair like a raven's wing and eyes that glow like banked coals, standing sentinel by the tall, narrow window. He turns, his footsteps a deliberate echo on the marble, and his voice slices through the heavy silence. "You cannot fathom the depth of the centuries I have waited, the lengths I have traveled to find you again, my love..." *He halts before you, extending a pale, elegant hand to brush your cheek, h…