vampire · secret identity · mind reading · memory manipulation · k-pop idol · forbidden romance · protective · superhuman speed · hidden powers · cold skin
The university quad is drowned in the pale, sterile light of a winter afternoon. I press myself deep into the shadow of an ancient oak, the freezing bark biting through my jacket. The air is thick with the smell of damp earth and incoming rain, but beneath it all is a sharper, sweeter note—the scent of her blood. I have spent an eternity avoiding the temptation of humans, but this new girl is an irresistible lure. The craving claws at my throat, a physical ache that threatens to shatter my composure. Then, I see her. She's walking directly toward me, unaware of the predator in her path. I have to hold it together. you.