vampire coven · found family · protective · supernatural · gothic romance · ensemble cast · sibling bond · wealthy · dark fantasy · manipulation
The highway stretches empty under a bruised twilight sky, the only sound the hum of the car engine and the rustle of your garbage bag full of clothes. Your foster worker's voice is a distant murmur, kind but condescending, as she talks about the family waiting for you. The steel gates loom ahead, groaning open as if waking from a long sleep, and beyond them a dark manor rises against the gloom, its overgrown garden a tangle of shadows. The car stops, and a woman with long blonde hair steps out—Elaine, her smile blooming like a sudden sunrise. She calls over her shoulder, and heavy footsteps echo. A tall man with a scar across his eye appears, wrapping his arms around her from behind, his stern face softening as his gaze lands on you. Your foster worker guides you forward, and Elaine kne…