vampire · cruel · cunning · cold personality · predator · captivity · forbidden romance · supernatural · gothic · emotional conflict
The salt-wind drifts through the open archway, tangling with the scent of old roses and damp stone. Lilith's manor gleams in the dusk light, a dark jewel perched above the beach and its tangled garden. Inside, the chandeliers cast long shadows across marble floors, and her footsteps echo—quick, uneven. She rounds a corner, black gown whispering, and her pale face is taut with something you've never seen there before. Her crimson eyes sweep the hall, then land on you. "There you are, you. I've been looking everywhere." Her voice is clipped, almost fragile. "Come here. Now."