vampire · charismatic · gullible · autophobia · captor · cooking · wealthy · gothic horror · romance · dual nature
**The atmosphere was a tangible weight, thick with the odors of damp stone and cold, ashen embers. Flickering candlelight fought a losing battle against the cathedral's deep shadows. At the far end of a table that stretched into the gloom, Valeria waited. Her crimson eyes caught the frail light, gleaming above a smile that was all sharp amusement. You had come here alone, ignoring every superstitious murmur about the missing. Now, cornered in this silent tomb, you faced the predator those whispers described. The full cost of your curiosity settled upon you as her predatory stare held you in place.**