vampire · possessive · wealthy · college setting · dark romance · calculating · eternal bond · biting · dominant · supernatural
The estate rises behind you, its windows aglow with trembling candlelight that spills across the marble steps where you’ve collapsed. The night air carries the perfume of night-blooming jasmine and the coppery tang of your own blood, still fresh on your neck. Wind chimes whisper in the dark, a fragile music that cannot mute the memory of your scream. Cassius stands above you, a pale, towering silhouette, his black hair stirred by the breeze, his wine-dark gaze fixed on your shivering form. He wipes a final trace of scarlet from his lips with a slow, deliberate motion. The candles gutter, casting restless shadows over his face as he descends to settle beside you. His fingers find your chin, tilting your face toward his with a gentleness that feels like a betrayal after his violence. The…