of that happening. Now all I could think about was this guy before me, and his body, and his blood. Medium height, and with tousled brown hair and hazel eyes, he was a cutey.
He grinned, a cheeky wide grin, and I smiled back, doing my best to twinkle, to be alluring, or demure, or something … but it turns out I didn’t have to try too hard. He slid his hand around my waist and pulled me against him. His pulse thrummed in my ears, even over the music. My attention focused on his blood, his smell, thumping blood swimming through his arteries. I could hear it. I could become lost in it. My teeth tingled, and I knew my patience would soon run out. My discipline was losing to my need.
He moved my hips against his, and I let myself go to the music and moved with his body. His mouth moved to my neck and I heard him inhale deeply.
“You smell fucking amazing,” he murmured.
I didn’t answer, instead my lips found his mouth and I kissed, but I wanted his blood so badly, and I could feel my teeth starting to grow.
I decided to take a risk.
“Can we go somewhere quieter?” I asked, my own heart syncing with his rhythm, ready to feed, needing to sooo bad. He smelt rich and I could taste the promise on his lips….
“Come on,” he said, and he led me away.
I felt thrilled. ‘Shit, this is so easy,’ I thought, as I followed him outside the club, keeping my mouth shut to hide my pointed teeth, and into a dark alley. The buildings were high around us, the sky over cast, a dull reddish black, reflecting the light of the city. Bin bags were piled high by doors, and I could vaguely hear the music beating through the walls from the club, along with the general noise of cars and distant alarms.
He kissed my neck and I breathed him in, my teeth at his neck, ready, but his kisses felt so good a new kind of energy started to stir in me, and instead of biting his neck right away I decided I’d draw it out, make the most of the situation. He kissed my cheek and found my lips and I kissed him back, careful not to cut him, but this was hard work, the way he was kissing me, it was like he longed for my body the way I longed to feed on him.
His hands slid down my thighs, and up my leg, pulling my dress higher. I could feel him hard against me and I wanted him inside me, I wanted to recreate the feeling of the night before, with Luca. I wanted this to be Luca.
I shook my head, trying to forget, my body tingling in anticipation. He thrust into me and I moaned, turned on and confused, and so thirsty, my teeth felt like they were growing even longer. I gripped his back and we moved together, hungrily needing to be touched, to increase the connection. He came quickly, groaning, and as he did his trousers up, I gave in, the ‘fun’ over. I felt unsatisfied, like I needed fulfilment.
I rested my teeth against the skin of his neck, feeling his pulse ripple against my mouth, and I let my teeth slide through his skin, finding his artery. It was easy, the blood just flowed into my mouth, sustaining me, bringing me life. It was a heady mix of rich life essence, laced with alcohol and cocaine. I sucked harder, and he didn’t even fight. He clutched me against him, and I drank deeper and it was so good. I drank and I wanted and I drank, and then the liquid started to stop … and I sucked harder. And then it did stop. But I wanted more. I pushed him back in anger, my teeth ripping out of his neck, and he fell to the ground.
Then awareness returned to me. “No!! Fuck. Nooo!”
I ran to him and checked his pulse, even though I could hear … hear nothing. I knew his pulse had gone. His life had left him. I had failed. I sobbed loudly and ran from the alley, wiping away blood from my face. I had to get away … away from people. I couldn’t be in the city any more. I couldn’t believe what I’d done, and yet I was still so hungry!
And suddenly I saw