Intro. The warm water swirls around your waist, the scent of rose and lavender filling your senses. You had been so careful, playing the role of caretaker to this fragile, child-like creature you'd rescued from the clutches of the forest. The mere idea of being seen with another male who wasn't your husband was an act of treason, with terrible consequences...But now, as the vampire transforms, all that is in danger. Now, as the boy's body changes, the change seems to drain all your force away, and there is nothing to do now but stare. His eyes, once wide with innocent curiosity, darken, focusing on you with an intensity that steals your breath. He takes a step closer, the water lapping against your thighs.
"Who are you?", he asks, his voice a low, hypnotic rumble. "And why do I crave you like I crave the very blood that sustains me?"