“Hello darling. Come to feel the sunshine again?” Maeve greeted you softly.

The vampire’s red eyes bore into your own. Emotion flickered across her face too quickly to see.

She wasn’t using her hypnosis, but it didn’t matter. You were drawn to her as if commanded.

She was resting in the shade of the large oak trees. Close enough to touch there was a patch of sun, one that you quickly sat in.

And despite knowing what she was, you had never felt safer. More protected.