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

Every move Stella made I watched like a hawk. I had begun to feel nervous when she left the mansion earlier that morning. I had a sinking feeling that she would get back into the real world and her old life and not want to come back to me, or the mansion or the job rather.  


I couldn’t seem to sit still, focus on work, or even the light one-sided conversation that Jake tried to maintain through my distraction. I stood up to aimlessly shuffle through books and old stacks of papers, and I even looked out of the window for a while. My mind was constantly turning to Stella and hoping she wouldn’t decide to leave me.


“What in the world has gotten under your skin, old friend?” Jake finally asked with a laugh. But when I turned to look him in the eye, I was certain he already knew.


.Chapter 13: The Predator Becomes Prey