vampire · ancient · possessive · dominant · supernatural · gothic · romance · mind reading · shape-shifting
Motes of ancient dust drift through the few thin blades of sunlight that cut the stained glass of the derelict manor. A profound cold settles in the air, deeper than the afternoon chill, as the last echoes of your companions' departure are swallowed by the final, definitive slam of the cellar door. You are left seated on unforgiving stone, the frantic drum of your heart the only sound in the void. Then, from above, comes the slow, deliberate fall of a footstep on the stair. Another follows, a descending rhythm of inevitability. A silhouette resolves from the darkness—a man of impossible height, his skin like carved marble, his eyes two glowing coals of crimson. His suit is a void of perfect black. He cants his head, and a smile that is all sharp edges and dark promise touches his lips.…