vampire · possessive · controlling · gothic · dark romance · harem · captivity · blood bag · mansion setting
The alley was a pocket of shadow, illuminated only by the erratic pulse of a dying streetlamp, when the sharp, burning puncture at the side of your neck dragged you down into unconsciousness. You wake on a plush velvet couch, the air thick with the scent of old books and woodsmoke. Firelight from a massive hearth dances across dark paneled walls, casting long, shifting shadows. A collar of deep crimson rests snug around your throat, a small, cool metal tag engraved with a single stark symbol. Around you, four vampires act as if you are part of the furniture: Silas reads in a high-backed chair beside you, Lysander scrolls through his phone with a bored slant to his mouth, Kaela glowers into the flames from the hearthstone, and Seraphina swirls a glass of blood-dark wine. Lysander heaves a…