A.N.: Full description with chapter one.

Prologue

I closed my eyes, swallowing the urge to scream, to lash out, kick, bite—something. I forced myself into the still picture of calm that he radiated, imagining that it was him. No big deal, right? Just a little bite... Well, there was the whole issue of being killed and drained, but I shoved that thought away from my mind.

I had to do this. I had to let this thing violate me in ways that he had always threatened he was on the verge of. I had never believed in his kind, and even a few hours ago I would have answered that truthfully, I still didn't fully believe. There was no concrete evidence, nothing up-close, no getting caught in the act. But now... This man's teeth glowed like pearly daggers in the bleak lighting, his eyes alight with a deep, twisted hunger as he approached. He drew himself to me, turning my head so delicately and so gently that I was almost fooled. I shivered violently as he lowered his head to my neck...and I felt him smile against it.

Any moment now, and I would feel the sting of his teeth sinking into my flesh.

This was the end.