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man’s skin, piercing his
artery with a precise, practiced touch.
    Warm liquid
flowed down his throat, making him feel whole again, making him
strong. Daniel gloried in the experience. It wasn’t often – well,
not until recently anyway – that he fed on humans. Usually animal
blood was enough to sustain his activities. His life of late had
become more challenging and it required a higher cost. Daniel
savored the taste and the way the blood made him feel. It enhanced
his own life force, filling him with a sense of control, of all
encompassing energy.
    Of course –
that which he gained; the man lost.
    As he felt him
weaken Daniel retracted his teeth. It still took serious effort to
do this, but he managed; he always did in the end. As he pulled
away from the man he looked up at his dazed face and felt pity as
he saw the man staring off into the dark. He had fallen into a
trance. That was sometimes the effect of the feed. When Daniel got
truly lost in the blood his mind had a hypnotic effect on his
victim.
    Daniel extended
his teeth once more and bit into his own wrist. He pushed it
against the man’s mouth, letting a little blood enter. He didn’t
need much, and as soon as Daniel saw his neck was starting to heal,
he withdrew his wrist. It healed straight away.
    Now for the
influence again, thought Daniel, feeling weary. All he wanted to do
was get back to Sarah, to be with her, to spend time with her, to
kiss her . . .
    He glanced
back, wondering how she was holding up. He was impressed she had
not jumped him, or any such thing, as he had been feeding. He saw
she had emerged from the shadows, in fact his own heart accelerated
for an instant as he realized she was close behind him. She had
silently moved nearer while he had been feeding.
    Her eyes were
shining; a mixture of bloodlust, intrigue and beauty. Yet she was
not soaring in for the feed, she was watching patiently – entranced
by the blood, yet hesitant and unsure of her passions and where
they could lead.
    Daniel gave her
a fleeting smile, before turning back to the man. In that moment he
saw her return the smile, devastating him with her beauty, her
understanding. Her eyes had sparkled with wild energy and his
eagerness to be with her increased.
    He hurried to
influence the man before him.
    ‘Snap out of
the trance and go upstairs. Clean your neck and forget this ever
happened,’ he told him.
    He watched
briefly as the man turned and headed back into his house, before
turning himself, but not to a house; to Sarah - beautiful Sarah who
was his, who he loved so much. He took her back into his arms,
holding her around the waist and looking into her eyes.
    He grinned. He
couldn’t help himself. All the worry about her turning; yet here
she was before him. Amazing. Glowing. Succeeding at this life. She
was still the same beautiful woman, but she was enhanced – her skin
was more pure, her heart filled with compassion, she sparkled, and
she grinned back. She grinned at him, his happiness seeping into
her.
    Of course; he had influenced her not to worry, or even think, about her
children. That probably helped her ability to grin back. But he
could not overload her, he would not. It was one thing at a time
for Sarah. He would let her deal with this slowly and in the best
way he could. His influence would wear off soon anyway, as it would
not last long now she was a vampire. It helped that he was older
than her, but with the blood consumption comes power; the power to
resist mind control.
    Thoughts of her
children would soon break through.
    He grinned at
her harder, his jaw aching with the expression, and she sparkled
even more in return. He held her tight and whisked her away from
the house. She squealed in delight. Her new vampire senses were
obviously kicking in.
    He remembered
the euphoria that came with his first feed. It had been sublime.
Exquisite. He saw the same emotions on her face, and couldn’t help
but play along, enjoy her experience with her.
    He let