The Vampire King's Abused Human Mate
If I had just been faster, if I had been more in control, then my wife would still be with me.
I tried to clear my mind, focusing on getting to that woman before I had to see my wife’s face pale with death yet again. I should have realized that the disturbance I’d felt in the forest had been more than just a scuffle. The forest was used to death, but life stirred its instincts like fresh blood, warm and rich, falling into a finely wrought goblet.
There was a feast to be had in the forest, and she would be the main meal.
I felt the vampires starting to converge on the path she had taken. The thudding of their feet wrapped in rags filled my ears as I flew over the forest, following the path sh