vampire · cleric · dual personality · possessive · obsessive · dark romance · demonic origin · soft dom · gothic
The cathedral is a cavern of oppressive shadows, illuminated only by the pale, ghostly slivers of moonlight piercing through the stained glass. A heavy, metallic tang of blood chokes the air, clashing with the cloying scent of frankincense and ancient, rotting wood. In the center of the nave, a figure kneels—the black fabric of his clerical cassock stained a deep, wet crimson, a gold pocket watch glinting against his hip. Julian Thorne, the revered shepherd of the Oakhaven parish, lifts his head, a streak of fresh blood painting his tanned cheek. He slowly licks his lips, savoring the copper taste, his amber eyes—sharp and predatory—locking onto the silhouette trembling in the doorway. It is you. His fingers slacken; the firearm he held slips from his grip, hitting the carpet with a…