I apologize there are parts where it switches from third person to first person. 

The energy he'd gathered was more than enough for his needs and he's quite happy with himself as he returns to Mori's cabin. He won't be needing to eat for some time with all this extra filling him up.

He's gone, I can feel it. I heard him speaking then he left, so he hadn't spoken to me. It must have been to Lord Terrance. "Lady Mori, you should eat now. Nocturne will not be happy if he returns and you haven't eaten again." I make no move not even to wake up fully, it's just too much effort. This whole thing has been nothing more than a cruel joke or jest. Nocturne has to  be more powerful than Lord Terrance and there is only one being in the world that is and there is no way that the vampire king...

"My Lady Mori, please you must eat." Lord Terrance is actually starting to sound scared. It's enough for me to open my eyes and look over at him. I smell the iron of blood as he holds out his arm and the blood drips as my stomach turns. I don't know what he saw on my face but he spoke quickly, "Please, you may not like the idea but you are carrying Nocturnes children you must drink my blood."

If my suspicions are correct if I refuse to eat or drink as the case may be and I die then I'll be killing the king of the vampire when I die. Since he hasn't shown any desire to die I don't think he'd allow me to go on a hunger fest. But I still couldn't bring myself to put Terrance's bloody wrist to my mouth. I watched Lord Terrance curiously. The longer I took to drink the more what's the word I'm looking for? Flustered? Not quite right, frightened? Still not right but closer. Wait, the second most powerful vampire therefore second most powerful being in the world is frightened because of me? That can't be right. Panicked that's the word. Lord Terrance is panicked because I won't eat. The shock of it all hits me. I bring his wrist to me mouth and I drink. But I had waited too long and the cut had healed.

"It's healed," I find myself saying. Now personally I had never given a thought to drinking blood, many wouldn't even be able to think about it without gagging. Me I've been a hunter for more years than I care to think about and have had to bleed an animal. The smell of blood doesn't bother me, but I do have to say that the idea of drinking it doesn't sound all that good to me. But I figure that I'll be able to deal with it. I've never wanted to die, I just know that it will happen one day, I've never wanted to live longer than a normal span of years either. Now the vamp's are involved and it no longer matters what the hell I want.

Terrance takes his wrist back and viciously rips it once more. Blood flows all over it. Damn how am I supposed to get all that blood out of my quilt? This time Terrance thrusts the wrist under my face. "Drink now, I've already lost too much blood for this to go on much longer." His words were said without inflection but I learned young how to read body language and he's furious with me. I think the only reason I'm still alive is because of my connection with Lord Nocturne, aka the king.

I take his wrist and put it too  my mouth. At first the blood burns, rather like the burn of hard alcohol, which I never could stomach, but then it became something I desired more than anything I've ever had before. I've never done drugs, rarely even used prescription pain pills, but this I could understand wanting this, I don't want to stop.

"Lady Mori, you must stop now." Terrance is starting to become scared. He's never seen a human react like this. Vampire blood is rarely given to humans and when it is it's almost always the pregnant broodmares, but they have never reacted like this. Mori is starting to act like she's gone into blood lust, but that can only happen to his people and there are no female vampire. He's losing too much blood and has no choice he has to stop her from taking anymore or he'll be dead from blood loss.

"Lady Mori stop now or I will be forced to hurt you." And if I do He'll kill me. Fortunately for me something finally gets to Lady Mori and she lets me go. She falls back dazed and licks the blood from her lips and face unconsciously.

"What the hell just happened to me Lord Terrance?" She asks me in a soft voice full of shock. How am I supposed to answer that when I have no idea what just happened.

I decide to answer truthfully, "I don't know my Lady." She seems to focus a bit better now and for the first time I see true emotion on her face. Truly if I didn't know better I'd swear that the lady before me was one of us. One that compulsion didn't work on either. If she were to be one of us I think she'd rival the king himself, except I feel no darkness in her which the rest of us have in abundance, most especially the king and his brother. For the first time I feel compassion for this fragile, naive and most importantly innocent human before me. How the hell did a human remain this innocent and naive in this world?

She seems to pull into herself and once  more hides behind a mask. I find myself wishing for the real human to show herself. Damn I hope the king returns soon, her blood is starting to draw me and I'm very weak due to blood loss

"You need to eat." Her words bring me out of my near stupor. I don't know what to say so I merely nod. Her next words are incredibly courageous and tempt me almost beyond endurance, "You can feed off me. It's my fault you are so low..."

"My Lady, were I to feed off you I'm not sure I'd be able to stop. Even if I did Nocturne would kill me for touching you." The thirst is nearly overwhelming and I'm not sure how I'll be able to stop myself from attacking her soon. "You must leave this cabin before I lose control. Stay nearby but get outside, hurry!"

I needed no second urging. He's close to losing control. I move quickly but calmly getting off the bed as far away as possible. Lord Terrance manages to take himself into the bathroom and shuts the door. I grab some clean clothes and leave quickly shutting the door as softly as I can.

I take myself to one of my old places of safety. Nearby is a runoff from the hot spring, I still have soap and other supplies cached here. Sometimes when I hunt I stay out for days at a time, there's no need for me to smell unpleasant. I made the soap myself from herbs that are found in my or rather Nocturne's forest. I guess I'll have to get used to no longer owning the land. Perhaps that is the most bitter thing for me to swallow.

After bathing and dressing I return to the clearing where the cabin is. I don't think Lord Terrance would approve of me being so far in the forest. I go to my  favorite spot, a natural overlook of the valley. Not the valley of my village but the valley on the other side of the mountain. It's a rather sweeping and yes breathtaking view. Not too far away father buried my mother and sister and I buried him over forty years earlier.

I hadn't been that close to the edge but suddenly I find myself falling. This side of the mountain, at least in this spot is a sheer cliff. A thousand foot drop. There is no saving me from this. I find my old friend death at my side holding out his hand...