Bella Gold

As a half-blood vampire, Stella has been fighting all her life to get out of this city, escape the torment of her pursuer and live a peaceful life on her own.

And she’ll do anything to achieve her goal, even if it means working for Cassius van Cleef, a pureblood.  

From the moment their eyes met, Stella has been unable to resist Cassius and his loving arms, but will he protect her, or is he just another dangerous predator?

—

I leaned into him, and I inhaled his masculine scent as it intermingled with mine. 

He reached up with his fingers and brought my chin up a little, just as his warm lips met mine for the first time. 

I opened my eyes when the kiss broke and saw Cassius’ lips wet from the moment we just shared. 

I felt a warm blush flowing up my cheeks and I turned away quickly.

“There’s no need to be embarrassed,” he said as he reached over and gently turned my back to him. “As I said before, you are so much more than you realize. Just be patient with me.”

Saved by the Vampire

I remembered that same voice from when I was in college. When I first met him there, he’d seemed like a sweet boy lost on campus. 


“Hi,” he introduced himself. “I’m Alastair and just started as a Freshman.”


“Me too,” I said nervously as I tried to find my way to the biology lab for class. “I’m Stella. Do you happen to know the way to the biology lab? For some reason, I’m feeling so turned around right now.”


“Yes, I do,” he assured me. “I’m heading to that same building.”


I can remember being so young and naive and worried that a cute boy like him might find out I was a half-blood. But slowly that nervousness subsided, and I felt I could trust Alastair, with his smooth and soothing low voice, to get me to class safely. 


Chapter 12: A Half-Blood Menace