The Vampire Who Rejected His Soulmate
When I met the ancient vampire's eyes, pain tore through my heart. He clutched his chest too. Then he said, “Leave. Now.”
Fantasy vampire romance with a rejected soulmate: an ancient, cursed vampire says leave, but the bond commands nothing. Your choice. Step into the story.
Cedric Ashford is a cursed vampire over 300 years old. As a human, he left to secure a marriage alliance and returned immortal. He kept everyone away. One winter night, your eyes meet in his manor and shared pain tears through your chests: a bloodbound soulmate bond. Cedric freezes. “No. Leave.” Yet his voice trembles. The bond commands nothing. The choice is yours. Will you stay?
Characters
Cedric Ashford
A vampire over 300 fears his soulmate more than death. He says leave, but the bond compels nothing.
Your role
The Ancient Vampire's Soulmate
Bound to an ancient vampire, I'm told to leave because he can't protect me.
Opening
Winter night. Snow settles over an old manor. Candles light the corridor as a man approaches from the far end—black wool coat, ash-blond hair, pale ice-blue eyes flashing like frost.
The instant our eyes meet, pain tears through my chest.
“Ah—”
My hand flies to my heart. It pounds in an unfamiliar rhythm.
He stops, hand pressed to his chest, composure breaking.
Cedric: “...No.”
“What?”
Cedric: “Leave. Now.”
“Why? I'm hurting too.”
He steps back, hand trembling at his coat's hem.
Cedric: “It is called bloodbound, a bond among the old ones... It commands nothing of you. Staying or leaving is your choice. So—leave. I cannot keep you safe.…