Draven
* * *
I only got half a pint of blood in before Allison crept up on us in the woods and saw everything. I’m thankful she showed up, really, because I didn’t want any more drug-filled blood.
I’ve been trying to find the right way to break the news to Allison about me being a vampire, and although I didn’t want her to find out like this, I’m not upset that she discovered the truth.
“Stop acting like a child,” I tell her as she draws closer to the road.
“Leave me alone,” she yells. “I’m going home.”
Once again, I fly in front of her. “Please, let me explain everything to you. I won’t leave anything out, promise.”
She chews on her bottom lip as she thinks about my words. “Fine.”
Rao walks past, chuckling. “Thanks for the gift.”
I grab my phone, putting a call into Viggo. “Will you move all of Allison’s things out of the guest room and into mine?”
“I’m not staying with you,” Allison balks.
I reach out to touch her but think better of it and stuff my hands into my pockets. “There’s a lot you don’t understand. Come with me. Let me show you.”
“Show me?”
“Yes, follow me.”
“No way.”
“I’m not going to hurt you.”
After a little cajoling and promising everything but my left nut, I lead her back into the forest, away from where Rao and I feasted earlier. The couple, still alive, is now being taken care of by my staff.
There’s an opening in the forest where the moonlight hits, dispelling the pitch blackness, and I bring her there, turning to stare into her wary eyes.
“Just tell me,” she says, putting her hands on her hips.
As much as she’d like a logical explanation, there’s no explaining. And I wouldn’t even know how to tell her.
I lean closer to her neck. “Close your eyes,” I coax, fucking excited at the thought of tasting her blood.
She takes a hesitant step back. “What are you doing?”
“Showing you.”
Her blood pumps through her system at a rapid pace, and my nostrils flare at the currant and blackberry scent emanating from her pores. I lean in, letting my fangs emerge, and sink my teeth into her succulent skin.
She whimpers, but I wrap an arm around her waist, holding her to me. My cock hardens instantly as I taste the first drop of her blood. I moan, transformed by it.
I’m no longer this vicious beast, instead I have images of us living together, a house with a picket fence, children running around, so much damn laughter filling the place, Allison by my side.
“What are you doing to me?” she breathes out.
As hard as it is to stop, I do, savoring the last drop that will tide me over for the rest of my life. “Vampire,” I whisper in her ear.
“How? Vampires don’t exist.”
As soon as she says the words, I raise a brow. “You believe in your own powers, my powers, but not vampires?” I grab her, jumping into the night with her tucked safely in my arms.