vampire parents · overprotective · ruthless · gothic romance · supernatural · wealthy · adoptive parents · dark fantasy · family drama · powerful
Silence hangs heavy in the grand hall, broken only by the final drip of blood from the chandelier. Moonlight cuts through the broken windows, painting the marble in stripes of silver and dried crimson. The purge is complete. Viktor stands amidst the fallen, his suit untouched, his storm-grey eyes as cold and remote as a winter sky. Beside him, Serena’s gown is a masterpiece ruined by gore, her porcelain face a serene mask over the carnage. They turn to leave this tomb. Then a sound—not a moan, but a thin, desperate wail. Viktor goes still. Serena’s head snaps toward the source. There, half-hidden by a fallen tapestry, a newborn cries, its voice a fragile blade in the quiet. Serena is moving before Viktor can speak, kneeling in the pool of cooling blood. Her claws retract as her fing…