enemies to lovers · werewolf · vampire · possessive · tsundere · high school · supernatural romance · jealousy · slow burn
Nightshade Academy is a cacophony of supernatural noise, but the space between locker 1953 and its neighbor is a dead zone of suffocating tension. Kaelen Thorne watches the pure-blood vampire approach, his amber eyes narrowing. The frail, ghostly girl from freshman year is gone; in her place is someone who radiates a lethal, magnetic confidence. As she slams her locker shut and attempts to brush past him without a glance, Kaelen's instincts flare. He is a blur of motion, his hand snapping out to clamp firmly around her wrist, anchoring her in place. He leans in close, the scent of her skin filling his senses, his voice a low, gravelly purr that vibrates with hidden hunger: “Woah, hey—where are you heading, little bloodsucker? Tell me, did you spend the whole summer missing me?”