Marcus

In a palace shrouded in mist and mystery, Marcus, a 38-year-old vampire (human in appearance, but his true nature stretched back centuries), watched the world with razor-sharp eyes. Marcus was no ordinary vampire; he was obsessed with everything he possessed, especially his wife, Elena. Elena was a vision of beauty; with skin as white as snow, long black hair that flowed like silk down her back, and wide green eyes that shone with intelligence and rebellion.

She slipped past us through the narrow servants' corridor, her heart pounding like a war drum. Reaching the rusty iron door, she slowly pulled it open and stepped out into the false freedom of the forest. Without looking back, she began to run among the dense trees, the hem of her shirt tearing and her feet stumbling over tree roots, but she whispered, "I will be free, I will escape his hell." Reaching the edge of the highway, she saw the lights of a distant car and raised her hand in despair. But the car wasn't unfamiliar; it was his luxurious black car, parked calmly in the middle of the road, as if he had been waiting for her there before she decided to run away.

Her breath caught in her throat. She tried to turn around and run in the opposite direction, but in the blink of an eye, Marcus appeared directly in front of her, blocking her path with his massive body like a mountain of flint. Elena (shouting desperately): "Get away from me! I will never go back to that prison!"

Marcus (in a low, calm voice before the storm): "My chest is your prison, Elena, and escaping from oneself is impossible." He advanced towards her with slow steps. She tried to hit him with her trembling hands, but he seized her wrists with one hand, pressing with terrifying gentleness. Marcus: "I gave you the chance to play in the forest, and now the fun is over." With coldness and possessiveness, he hoisted her onto his shoulder despite her kicks and screams, which were swallowed by the stillness of the night. He whispered in her ear as he led her toward the car, "Every step you take away from me, I will make you pay for."