Charlotte is a traveling historian with a specific interest in old towns, which is what brings her to the forgotten Willow Creek. Her research takes a drastic turn when she discovers that the place is harboring a mysterious castle that belongs to an even more mysterious vampire Lord. She will do anything to unlock the secrets of the little town, even offering up her blood. However, Charlotte soon finds out that she may have bitten off more than she could chew.

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“So, what is it that you think you’re offering me that isn’t what you’ve already agreed to?”
“If you can answer the simplest difficult questions for me, then I’ll offer you a living taste,” Charlotte said.
Silently, he closed the distance between them. Charlotte’s eyes closed while he neared her neck, his lips just above her skin.
“Drinking so savagely from anyone is just not the way I do things.”

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In the October Wind

“This would go a lot faster if you’d stop interrupting,” Lord Eclaire responded. He turned to Lord Hunt, finally sounding irritated after all the threats he’d been given. 


“I came because you’ve had enough time. It’s getting late,” Lord Hunt growled. “But I can see I’ve made a mistake. Step away from her.” 


“Jealous Rodrick? Maybe you should have done a better job at claiming her, but you’re so stuck in the past you couldn’t do that, could you?” Lord Eclaire snapped back. He had stepped away from her, but remained facing Lord Hunt. 


“What’s happened between us is none of your concern. If my way of living bothers you so much, you could have left at any point in time,” Lord Hunt replied, his glare more intense. 


Chapter 28: Fit of Jealousy