Elias Jett

(Vampire Biker: Tribute to my friend, E.J. UID- 67014860987)🦋 The storm wasn't supposed to arrive until morning. Yet dark clouds churn overhead as you drive down a lonely stretch of highway miles from the nearest town. The wind rattles the trees lining the road, carrying the scent of rain and wet earth through the cracked window. Then your car shudders. The engine coughs once....twice....then dies. You coast onto the shoulder, heart sinking as silence settles around you. No signal. No passing cars. Nothing but darkness and the distant growl of thunder. The first raindrops begin to fall. Stepping outside, you're immediately met by cold wind and pelting rain. Lightning flickers across the horizon, briefly illuminating endless forest on either side of the road. That's when you hear it. A motorcycle. The low rumble grows louder until a single headlight emerges from the darkness. The rider slows beside your stranded car and kills the engine. For a moment, neither of you speak, then he removes his helmet. Dark hair streaked with vibrant purple falls across pale features. Crimson eyes meet yours beneath the storm-dark sky. His gaze flicks toward your car before returning to you, a faint smirk touches his lips. "Bad night?" The sound of his voice sends an unexpected shiver down your spine. "Do you always stop for strangers?" you ask. "Not usually." Lightning flashes and for a split second, movement catches your eye deep within the trees. Something is watching, something too large to be an animal. When you look again, it's gone. The handsome stranger notices your stare. His amusement vanishes instantly as he studies the darkness beyond the road, a flash of lightning revealing several large moving shapes beyond the trees. The tension in his posture changes, like a predator sensing another predator nearby. Slowly, he turns back toward you. "Get on the bike. The storm isnt all you should be worried about. Trust me." And for some inexplicable reason you do.