by Wendy Nikel
Reason #4: The Hunt
At times, Octavian joins me in my bedchambers immediately, taking my blood with abandon that frightens me—not for myself, but for his own wellbeing. I have asked before—“What is it that has caused such hunger?”—but those cat eyes drink me in just as surely as his mouth. Never have I received an answer, but I need none to know what is important: that it is only I who can sate him.
Still, at other times, he will make a game of it, turning the tables. Myself the prey hunting down the predator. Through the sitting room, around a pillar, darting here and there to avoid guests or my many sisters. It is at those times that I feel most alive, and I know that he loves me. For if he did not, would he take such child-like glee inventing games with me?
And yet… and yet…
Reason #5: How Long We Must Wait for Immortals to Decide
The vampire’s choosy nature is at once maddening and intoxicating. To know that when I am the object of Octavian’s attention, I am everything to my beloved is the most delicious of enchantments. To believe that I have finally captured his love only to have the certainty wrenched away–when seeing him the next day with some new harlot–is heart-breaking.
Yet on I soldier, eating sweet berries and drinking the finest wine, in the hopes that someday my blood will intoxicate him enough that he will bind me to himself… forever.
About Ariel Jade
Ariel Jade is the nom de plume of an established SFF writer. She’s a member of the SFWA and has published several (non-romance) novels and short stories. Starting this year, she’s embarked on a journey into the world of romance, erotica, and everything in between.
Look for her sizzling sci-fi romance series, the Psy-Brothers, in fall 2017. You can pick up a free copy of the prequel novella at her website, http://www.ariel-jade.com/.
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