Because he's a vampire, Jonathon Splinter needs to feed, hungry for blood. He seeks out young men along Lake Erie in the small town of Bitter. As Halloween approaches, Jonathon devises a plan for his next hunt with the help of his mortal lover and personal assistant, Toby Kinks.<br><br>Life grows bitter for Jonathon, though. Someone discovered his true identity and witnessed one of his bloody hunts where he not only fed but also murdered the man. Now Jonathon is being blackmailed.<br><br>With Toby’s help, Jonathon seeks out the blackmailer, and the two devise a plan in which Jonathon will hunt and feed on the man. But on the evening of the planned murder, Jonathon Splinter's bloody life will change forever.

Blood on My Hands

Toby heard the car door slam and turned to me. A smile had taken over his handsomeness. He placed his axe and gloves to the ground and walked towards me: jeans snug around his hips, oval Texas belt buckle glowing silver at his center, treasure trail beneath his navel, sticky with perspiration. He brushed a palm down and along the narrow and ripped area between his sweat-covered pecs. A fingertip danced over a hard nipple. The smile on his charming face grew.


“You made it!” He closed the distance between us.


We hugged, enchanting, needed, slenderness.


I didn’t want to let him go, liking him too much, and realizing he couldn’t have been more important in my life.


“I was supposed to be gone an hour ago. This is your place,” he told me, slowly backing out of the hug.


“Stay. I like the cottage better when you’re here.”


Chapter 17