All Nevena wants is to be like all the other seventeen-year-old American teenagers: go out with her friends, date a cute boy, and get a driver's license. But Nevena's mom wants her to be true to her Serbian roots and tries to raise the girl in a traditional manner.

After Nevena hears that her mother plans to take her to Serbia for the summer, she plans to escape and hide at her best-friend Rachel's house, but her plans go out the window when she is swept off her feet by a handsome vampire named Ivan and taken to Slavonika Academy, a school for those gifted with Slavic Magic.

This new world is more dangerous for Nevena than Ivan expected, especially since Nevena seems to be just a human. She's caught in a world too perilous for her to navigate without any Magic abilities. But Ivan got her into this mess, and he promises to do anything in his power to protect Nevena.

The Embrace of the Vampire is created by Matteo Morgenstern, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

The Embrace of the Vampire

	I don’t remember much after that, if I’m being quite honest with you. I know that Katarina brought me with her back to her room. I couldn’t help myself but feel the pang of guilt when I saw the broken window, but Katarina was still nice enough to conjure a bed for me to sleep in.


	My head touched the pillow and I was out like a candle. I don’t know how long I slept exactly, but I know I had dreams of my mother, Rachel and Jessica and most importantly, Ivan. For some weird reason, I kept dreaming about him shirtless with that towel wrapped around his waist. I’ve never had dreams of boys in that state of undress before, but I wasn’t complaining.


	Suddenly, after what felt like only five minutes, someone shook me by the shoulder and I opened my eyes, alarmed.


	“What’s happening? Is the Academy under attack again?”


	“No, calm down.” Katarina’s face came into focus. “You need to go to your detention.”


Chapter 23: Nevena