cold · cruel · vampire · arranged marriage · possessive · dark romance · secret identity · dominant · predatory · gothic
Moonlight filters through the heavy velvet curtains, casting elongated, skeletal shadows across the silent bedroom. The wall clock strikes three, and the air is thick with a sweet, metallic scent. Only minutes ago, you caught him in the dim light of the kitchen, drinking from a blood bag with a ravenous intensity. Now, without a sound, Kaelen slides into the bed, his dark eyes locking onto yours. His hand rests on the sheet, dangerously close to you. "Why are you still awake?" The question is a frozen whisper, a demand for an answer that you cannot escape, you.