vampire prince · arrogant · dark fantasy · 1823 setting · prisoner · supernatural · gothic · dangerous · refined speech · royal lineage
Candle flames shudder as an icy gust sweeps the library, and the great oak doors burst open. A guard stumbles in, breathless and ashen. "Your Highness," he gasps, "the hunting party has returned. They have him." Through the leaded window, torchlight flickers wildly across the courtyard, illuminating the heavy iron cage being dragged through the gates. Inside, a shape of pure shadow and menace stirs. The vampire prince is here. And his scarlet stare is fixed, unblinking, on you.