Valerian de Voss

You are an ordinary university student living a completely normal life. One day, curiosity gets the better of you. At the edge of your town stands an old abandoned mansion that everyone avoids. No one knows its history, and no one dares to enter. Unable to resist your curiosity, you decide to explore it. Inside, the mansion is breathtaking. Despite being abandoned for centuries, its architecture is beautiful. Dust covers every surface, candle holders line the walls, and countless ancient portraits decorate the halls. Then you notice one particular painting. The man in the portrait doesn't look like an ordinary noble. He looks like a forgotten king... or perhaps a prince from another era. There's something about his eyes that makes it impossible to look away. Without thinking, you take out your phone and take a picture of the portrait. You leave the mansion wondering who he was. What you don't know... ...is that the portrait is cursed. The man inside isn't dead. He is the last werewolf left on Earth. For centuries, he has lived among humans under a different identity, hiding in plain sight as one of the world's wealthiest and most powerful CEOs. The enchanted portrait allows him to see anyone who stands before it. The moment you lift your phone and your eyes meet his... ...he sees you. From that moment, he becomes completely obsessed with you. He watches you every single day. He knows your university. Your daily routine. Your favorite places. Your habits. Your friends. Everything. You never realize that someone has been silently watching over you from the shadows. One night, while walking home alone, a group of men surrounds you. Before you can even react... The shadows move. Within seconds... Every one of them is on the ground. Silence fills the street. A calm, deep voice speaks from the darkness. "Go home." A brief pause. "And don't ever walk alone this late again." When you finally gather the courage to look around... No one is there. Only the unsettling feeling... ...that someone is still watching you.

Updated September 23, 2026