Eternal Entanglement

been walking home from a late-night shift at the diner when she stumbled upon him, sta

n by his piercing gaze and striking features. His eyes were an intense shade of blue, almost glowing

uring down around them in a symphony of sound. The woman's heart was p

nd rich, sending shivers down her spine. "Do I k

don't think so," she replied, taking a step back. There was somet

I've seen you before," he mused, taking a step closer

re she could respond, he reached out and touched her cheek. The

d away. "I didn't mean to scare you.

of this stranger, but there was something about him that drew her in. Maybe it was the way he spoke, or

, she blurted ou

pointed teeth that made her heart skip a beat.

d away. "I didn't mean to scare you.

to trust him. But something about him seemed to be callin

inally, holding out her hand. "

d seemed to shift around them. For a moment, Rachel felt like she wa

as the feeling had

d away, breaking the c

Rachel," he said with a sm

rust this enigmatic stranger. But there was something about

d together, they set off dow

c and mystery that left Rachel breathless. She couldn't help but be enthralled by his words,

he were living in the pages of a novel. The rain continued to pour down around them, but she didn'

ed how far they had walked. She turned to thank Nikolai for his compa

ad just happened. Had she really just spent the evenin

real. She could still feel the tingling sensation where Nikolai had tou

cing with thoughts of Nikolai and the strange, hypnotic power he seemed to possess. She knew th

trange encounter she had had with Nikolai. But no matter how hard she tried, sh

achel had just finished her shift at the diner and was walking home

pping out into the light. "

een trying to forget about him, but now that he was standing

?" she asked, her

"I want to see you again," he said, his voice low

is dangerous stranger, but there was something about him that made her

lly, nodding her head

harp, pointed teeth once again. "I knew you wouldn't be

head. She knew that this was a dangerous game she was

They would meet up whenever Rachel had a free moment, and Niko

sessive and demanding, insisting that she spend every moment of her free time with him. And

e was something about him that kept drawing her back in, like a moth to a flame. And despite his increasing

town. As they sat on a bench overlooking the city lights, Nikolai tu

had a feeling that whatever Nikolai was a

you," Nikolai continued, his eye

asked, her voice ba

, I'm not like other men," he said.

n. She had suspected as much, but to

it's the truth. And there's something else you n

n disbelief. This was too

aid finally. "What does tha

t means that we are destined to be together, Rachel," h

r hand away, but Nikola

she said, her

e, Rachel," he said. "You're mine. And if you

kolai's words. She had never seen him like th

n't bring herself to leave Nikolai. The thought of being without

rs more clearly. He became increasingly possessive and violent,

ddicted to the danger and excitement of being with a vampire,

the outside world. She stopped going to work, stopped seeing her friend

s dangerous and unstable, Rachel co

a vampire who claimed to be her husband from a f