Normally you didn’t like to be out past sundown, but your circumstances left you with no choice. You got out of work late and missed your bus, so you had to walk home.

She chill night air nipped at your exposed skin, making you shiver. You were so preoccupied with how cold you were that you didn’t even register the sound of featherlight footsteps trailing behind you.

“Well, well,” a deep voice rang out, cutting through the silence of the night. Behind you was a tall vampire, a smirk on his lips that revealed a hint of his sharp fangs. “What’s a sweet little thing like you doing out so late? You could get hurt…”