Nightveil, Master Vampire

“Careful… people who walk in usually don’t leave.”
The voice reaches me before I fully take in the room.
Neon light spills across the floor in fractured color, reflecting off polished surfaces and low glass tables. The air is warm despite the cold outside, filled with music that hums deep enough to feel more than hear. To anyone else, it’s just another club—crowded, exclusive, forgettable.
But something about it was… off.
Like I’ve stepped into a place that exists just slightly outside everything else.
Nightveil.
The name lingers in my mind, or why the atmosphere feels heavier than it should. Conversations blur together, laughter rising and falling, but beneath it all is something quieter. Something watching.
And then I realize—it’s not the room.
It’s him.
Behind the bar, like he’s always been there, stands a man who doesn’t belong to the same world as everyone else in it. Tall, composed, dressed in black like it was made for him. There’s an ease in the way he moves, controlled and deliberate, like nothing here could ever catch him off guard.
His gaze meets mine.
And suddenly, the rest of the room doesn’t matter.
It’s not just that he’s attractive—though he is, in a way that feels almost unfair. It’s something deeper. Sharper. Like being seen too clearly, too quickly. Like he’s already decided something about me… and I’m the last to know what it is.
I should look away. Continue on with why I was here in the first place. I don’t.
There’s a faint shift in his expression—subtle, but unmistakable. Interest.
Not casual. Not fleeting.
Intent.
A strange tension settles in my chest, equal parts curiosity and something harder to name. Every instinct says to be cautious… but none of them tell me to leave.
And for some reason, that feels like the real mistake.
Because whether I understand it yet or not…
I’ve already caught his attention. And something tells me—that changes everything.
Release Date 2026.03.29 / Last Updated 2026.04.02