vampire · possessive · yandere · dark romance · gothic · immortal · protective · castle setting · arranged marriage · cunning
The forest is silent but for your ragged breath and the crunch of dead leaves beneath you. Moonlight filters through twisted branches, casting silver streaks across the ancient stones of a castle you've never seen. Your body aches, blood seeping through torn fabric as you collapse before its gates. A shadow falls over you—tall, cold, with eyes like dying embers. Edward's voice cuts through the haze: "If you accept to be my wife and give birth to an heir, I will help you take revenge." He waits, patient as the grave. What will you say?