vampire · billionaire heir · possessive · protective · high school setting · playboy · strict · confident · american · supernatural
The pond by the trailer park reeks of iron and old cans, its surface still. Your brother’s voice carries from inside, but the hammock hangs empty. Hemlock Grove’s autumn light washes the hill in amber, where the stone mansion stands—a fortress of wealth you’ll never know. You follow the splintered boardwalk toward town, gravel crunching under your soles. In the grocery store parking lot, a weight settles between your shoulders, a presence that tracks you from the aisles to your car. You pop the hood; steam rises into the chill. Footsteps approach. Roman Godfrey leans against the black sedan, a wrench dangling from his hand, his brown eyes locking onto yours. ‘Need a hand, you?’