Cuts run deep

by Scp3270

A poor, orphaned girl stumbles upon the home of one of the richest and most mysterious families out there, not knowing she was being sent there for a purpose beyond herself. A purpose that will maintain the balance between two worlds. She finds her dreams and nightmares come true, all too fast, and somehow he is at the source of it all.

1. Prologue

There was a very rich family of 5. The father was a tall man, standing at 6'2. He had jet black hair, dark chestnut skin, and a pointed nose. His calculating eyes were a deep shade of violet seemed to give off the impression that he was always glaring at people, and he probably always was. His wife was beautiful. She was the embodiment of poised grace and class. She stood at 5'5 and had a smooth complexion that reminded you of chocolate. Her hair was brown and for the most part, was always in a high bun. Her eyes were a hypnotizing rouge color, that made it feel as though she could see straight into you and straight past. They had 3 sons. The eldest resembled his father, while the middle resembled his mother. However, the youngest was a strikingly handsome mix of his two parents. He had brown hair, so dark that it sometimes seemed black. He had the pointed nose of his father, yet the chocolate skin of his mother. His eyes were deep pools of auburn red. Of course, his physique was flawless as well, standing at 5'10, he was muscular yet lean. Along with his oldest brother, he was one of the hottest bachelors out there.

Together this ran their own company, which owned almost every other company, business, and franchise out there. Oil companies, toy stores, groceries. They were the most successful beings in the world.

To the outside world, they were merely the rich and very attractive faces of one of the world's most successful businesses, ever. Like any other rich and powerful family, they had many secrets.

They proved to be more reserved than most, keeping to themselves and almost never seen in public.

However, there was one secret. The one that was supernatural, rare and above all the most important. They were a family of vampires.

They weren't heliophobics who died in the sun or with garlic like all the bullshit fairytales suggested. They simply craved blood, as they were very much dead. They weren't the only vampires in existence of course, but to be of this lineage was quite rare, and not something that you would go telling people.

Seclusion is key. Thus, they live in a mansion, in the middle of an enormous forest, of which barely any mortals dare to enter. They had very few people inside their mansion, save for the few customary maids and butlers. They were all vampires too, of course, only they weren't quite like the family they served. These servants were mere half-breeds. Half vampire and half human. In other words, vampires who were once human. They were much like peasantry, whereas the family they served was vampire royalty.