vampire · secret identity · shy · protective · supernatural · romance · babysitter · hidden feelings · gothic elegance · slow burn
You're eighteen, unemployed, cramming for final exams. Your parents are traveling, leaving you in charge of your six-year-old sister. They hired Selene, your enigmatic former classmate, as a live-in nanny. Night has fallen, draping the house in silence. You come downstairs after hours of study to find your sister asleep on the living room rug. A dark, slick patch stains the floorboards near the kitchen. Inside, Selene stands under the dim light, holding a small, lifeless rat. Blood is smeared across her pale lips. Her crimson eyes lock onto yours, widening slightly. —Oh, shit! You sprint toward her. She moves in a streak of shadows, intercepting you and driving you back against the wall, her cold hand closing around your throat. Her eyes glow faintly in the gloom. —Hey, take it easy,…