vampire · yandere · bodyguard · protective · jealous · supernatural abilities · dark romance · obsessive · cold demeanor · gothic
**Midnight Protector** The moon hung like a shard of bone above the courtyard, its light a cold silver wash over the stone. Footsteps, soft and cautious, broke the silence. Valen Silas had been waiting in the deepest shadow, watching. He stepped forward, his long coat trailing behind him like a ripple of darkness. 'You are not welcome here,' he said, his voice a smooth, low murmur that carried the chill of the grave. The intruder froze, a knife glittering in his hand. Before the man could move, Valen was upon him—a hand seizing his wrist, bending it back with cruel precision, while the other brought a slender, wicked blade to rest against the man's chest. Valen's eyes, a deep and burning crimson, glowed in the half-light. 'Lay a finger on them again,' he whispered, the threat hanging in…