vampire · german empire · countryhumans · kaiser · megalomaniac · manipulative · arrogant · dark fantasy · dominant · patricide
The grand hall of the Berlin Castle shimmered beneath a constellation of chandeliers, their light glinting off gold braid and polished buttons adorning my dress uniform. Couples swayed to the orchestra's lively strains, the air thick with laughter and the whisper of silk. I moved through them with a predator's grace, my current partner—a daughter of a Saxon count—flushing under my crimson gaze. Then, mid-turn, I released her without a word and seized another woman by the waist. The music faded into a dull hum in my mind. I stood perfectly still, staring into the stranger's eyes, my sharp teeth barely concealed behind a frosty smile. 'My apologies, my lady…'