“I will drag you into an darkest abyss, as you have done to me for your betrayal. It’ll be like an eye for an eye and tooth for an tooth.” 

Atlas watches him kneeling on the ground with a dagger in his side, blood trickling from his wound. 

Atlas stands there, leaning against the wall with a nonchalant expression. 

Atlas stepped away from leaning against the golden statue, and he walked closer to him with a predatory grace, calm and effortless, and Atlas cradled his face with a possessive and clinging hold, and Atlas smiled gleefully, “Let’s make a deal. Belong to me and do everything I say, and I’ll release your brother.” 

Sebastian never saw this day coming, and he truly regretted saving him on that snowy day. 

This person isn’t the same youth from before, for vengeance and hatred only remain in his heart. 

The only thing he can do is appease the man. But this time, he will never give out his heart again. 
And he will never reveal the real truth behind his betrayal. 

What’s the point? 

Sebastian looked at the man before him and resisted the urge to move away from the hand on his face. His eyes remained stoic. In a hard voice, he said, “Fine. I will do what you want; in exchange, let my brother go.” 
*** 
Sebastian lives a normal life with his family, but he lives a hidden life. 
He has a dark secret that he protects at all costs; otherwise, he will be killed for being a monster. 

He and the rest of his family are vampires, living off blood, but his family, especially his father and mother, don’t feed on humans, for they cling onto morality, hoping not to descend into depravation. 

Sebastian cherishes his family, and they are both his strength and his weakness. 

They are the ones who maintain his humanity and keep him in check. 

But being a vampire comes with a deadly price; he must blend in with the human world, pretending to be a human is an effortless task: calculating and flirtatious is a mask he carries for centuries, playing with the lives of those around as if they’re just a game. 

His heart never lets anyone in, keeping distance from anyone except for his family, who live and protect each other. 

On that fateful night, he never thought he could have another emotional connection. 

A young, feral boy carrying a hunter's knife is surrounded by blood, snow, and dead wolves in the forest. 

Why does his youthful body carry a grotesque canvas of scars like they tell a gruesome past? 

Why do his eyes carry a heavy burden that’s too young for a human? Or is he a human in the first place? 

Soon, he would learn that Atlas carries heavy, dark secrets, where Sebastian had to look for an answer in Atlas’s past and must decide if he’s worth forgiving and protecting.
*** gong/seme/top protagonist x shou
 Sebastian x Atlas
 Additionally tags: dark, mysterious, BL, age-difference, thriller, psychological, supernatural creatures, slow romance, murder, dub-con, tragic past, comedy, and horror

(I don’t own the picture on the cover.)

The woman in the red dress nodded her head, and she replied in a calm voice, "Yes."


Quinn was remaining lying on the bed, his eyes bored into the woman's neck like a sharp, hungry predator waiting for its prey. 


Sebastian said in a calm voice, hoping that nothing goes wrong, and said to the woman, his voice compelling and soft, "Go to him."


The woman, without any hesitation, walked forward to the bed, the red dress swaying behind her like a long blanket, her pale legs almost peeking behind the curtains of the dress, and she smiled at Quinn.


Upon reaching the bed, she bent her back as she lifted her knees and began to crawl on the bed without any fear in her eyes, and Quinn continued to watch her like he was entranced by the sight.


Sebastian looked toward Quinn and told him with a stern voice, "Drink from her, but do not kill her. Take what's only necessary, and we can't have a mess right now."


Chapter 158 - Quinn is Awake [2]