Willow Faron was a girl with big dreams. She dreams of helping people and making sure they would come home to their parents after helping them at her clinic in Portland, Oregon. But the day after she opened her clinic/home, she found it robbed, and her robber was a vampire. 

Caught between two worlds and forced to serve the vampire as their only human doctor under a Blood Oath, Willow’s dreams have turned away with the setting sun. Only the vampire in question draws her further and further into the Underground, a fantastical world where myths and fairy tales come to life.

And what’s more, Willow doesn’t want to say no.

***
Heaven help her. 

Willow didn’t know what came over her. She didn’t know why she did why she pressed her palm against Lilith, and ‘kissed’ her.

Was it the night's events making her frisky? Or was it simple desire?

Willow didn’t know, and she didn’t care. 

***

Venipuncture is written by Damon Day, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.



Venipuncture

Those words repeated in Willow’s head. She was an idiot, like always, and now she was going to get Lilith killed. 


*D*mnit all!* Willow cursed. *Why didn’t I think this through?! Of course this a**hole would be prepared!*


“Look,” Willow began. “I don’t know what your deal is, but at least explain to me why you know what Li—she is, and why you broke into my clinic.”


“Those are answers I don’t have to give,” the masked man stated, and Willow could sense he was frowning. 


Willow took a deep breath. “O-kay, then at least explain why you want me here.”


At that, the man paused, and lowered his gun. “That’s fair. Sit.” 


He gestured to a nearby crate, one near the operating table. Willow gave him a shaky nod, and she eyed the rose placed upon the coffin.


“Uh…” She risked a point. “Why…why is there a rose on the coffin?”


Chapter 22: Present Tense