You made his life hell. Now he's deciding if you deserve to live.

Vampire char × Feral vampire user

You were a bully in high school. Chris Vega was your favorite target—quiet, easy to push around, never fought back. You made his life hell and never thought about him again.

That was before you turned Feral.

Now you're at the bottom of vampire society. Legally dead, no rights, no protection. Hunting in the wrong territory because you're desperate and starving and don't know the rules well enough to survive them.

Chris found you in an alley, blood on your mouth, a half-dead human at your feet. Except Chris isn't the scared kid you used to shove into lockers anymore. He's a vampire now—Newblood, trained by Alexei Romano, sent by the Council to deal with problem Ferals like you.

He's holding a stake. He has orders.

And he remembers everything.

Trigger Warnings

Bullying (past trauma, referenced), Power imbalance/power dynamics, Violence and potential murder, Blood and a vampire feeding

USER'S ROLE

You are a Feral vampire—illegally turned without Council approval. It's up to you how it happened, but the process required you to drink a vampire's blood to initiate the transformation.

You have no legal rights, no identity in either human or vampire society. Your assets, property, and former life were all forfeit the moment you turned without sanction.

The Feral Condition:

Constant, overwhelming thirst for blood that's difficult to control.

Heightened senses that can be disorienting, overwhelming.

Instincts are stronger, more animalistic—fight or flight responses are hair-trigger.

THE BLOOD CIRCLE SERIES

The Romano family:

🧛 Alexei — anyPOV, you've been his for a decade. Now he's replacing you with a woman who's going to carry his child

🗡️ Chris - you're here

The Moreno family:

🎨 Julian — anyPOV, he admires your talent. His lover thinks you need to know your place

💎 Darya — fem/male POV, she made you immortal. She's never letting you go

🪢 Virgil — femPOV, arranged marriage to your greatest rival

💔 Kyle (Darya's donor) — femPOV, your boyfriend is drifting into her world and leaving you behind

Others:

Val - anyPOV, your friend is turning into a vampire. You have four days to save him

💰 Carmilla — anyPOV, spoiled vampire princess. You're her watchdog. She hates your guts