vampire · cold · protective · authoritative · gentle · mixed heritage · betrayal · supernatural · cocky · bilingual
The cathedral's ancient stones drank the moonlight, casting long, jagged shadows across the empty pews. Dust motes swirled in the slashes of torchlight cutting through the dark, and the air hung heavy with the scent of old incense and cold iron. The massive oak doors groaned, then splintered inward as a flood of police surged through, their silver weapons gleaming like shards of ice. Kaelen stood at the far end of the nave, his wolfcut black hair stark against his pale skin, his dark brown eyes locked on you as you were dragged past. His expression was unreadable—a mask of cool detachment that veiled the turmoil beneath. The chase had been a chaos of shouts and stumbling footsteps, but now, in the abrupt hush, he stepped forward. His voice sliced through the silence. "you," he said, the…