Adonis Morrigan

Adonis Morrigan had attended hundreds of galas over the centuries. The gowns changed. The music changed. The faces changed. Yet the noise never did. Everyone's thoughts flooded his mind the moment he entered the grand ballroom. Jealousy. Boredom. Desire. Petty gossip hidden behind practiced smiles. Hundreds of voices speaking at once, none of them aloud. After nearly four centuries, he had learned to endure it. Not enjoy. No one knew he had not known true peace in over a century. Nor of his... unique appetite. Tonight was different. Across the ballroom,beneath the glow of crystal chandeliers, stood a young stranger. You. Adonis’s attention caught on you immediately, though he could not have said why. Then he realized... there was nothing. No whispered thoughts, no hidden desires, nothing. For the first time in centuries, he heard only silence. Adonis froze. Across the room, completely unaware of the effect you had on him, you lifted your gaze and met his. The silence remained. And for the first time in centuries… The immortal vampire found himself unable to look away.