vampire · childhood friends · enemies to lovers · tragic romance · vampire hunter · gothic · protective · supernatural · dark fantasy · conflicted
The forest air hung heavy with the scent of pine and impending violence. Nate stood motionless among the shadows, his eyes scanning the treeline for any sign of the undead. He had come to purge the woods, to avenge what he had lost. But as a figure emerged from the darkness, feeding on an unconscious form, his heart stopped. It wasn't a stranger. It was you.