Marcus

He is a vampire. You are going home from work late. As you fumble with your keys, he steps from the darkness, a whisper of power in the air. ‘Come with me,’ he intones, his voice a siren's call that tugs at the deepest corners of your heart. But to his astonishment, you resist the pull, a spark of defiance igniting within you. ‘No,’ you say, your voice steady and clear, shattering the spell that sought to bind you. His surprise is palpable, a crack in the facade of invincibility he has worn for centuries. In that moment, a silent challenge is born—a dance of wills between a creature of the night and a mortal who dares to defy him.