Eclipse of the Heart

ed by the memories of days long past. As the flickering candlelight cast eerie shadows upon the walls, he found hims

w that his duty as a leader had always come at a price. From the moment Selena had been born, he had

his soul. He remembered the joy that had lit up Selena's face as she had bounded through the halls, her lau

of their kind, teaching her the art of tracking prey with a ruthless efficiency that belied her youth. He had watched with

ir paths would diverge, when duty would demand that they stand on opposite sides of the battlefield.

that his duty to their clan could not be denied. And though it tore at his heart to do so, he k

h determination. For he knew that no matter what the future held, he would do whatever i

that lay ahead. For in the world of vampires, duty was the only currency that truly mattered, and he w

flesh an