Zelda

"I don't want to dance, Eugene."

I was so tired that I could barely walk, but here he was trying to be seen--again.

"One more dance and I won't bother you anymore tonight."

"No, please," I shook my head, but felt a swift kick in my back, "Oof!"

Crumbling to the ground in pain, I looked up to see my father leering at me.

"Get the fuck up and dance with your fiance."

"NO!"

I watched in terror as Eugene and my mother stepped forward.

"We're not going to touch her face," Mother said, "Eugene.."

Eugene pushed me back onto the ground, "When you're my wife, you'll be my whore, do you understand that?"

Zane

We looked out over the mountaintops after a good night's run.

Chuck and I were bantering back and forth as we saw the lights from the vampire's turf flickering.

"Fucking bloodsuckers."

Chuck snarled, "Well, at least they know their place."

I sensed something again--something that was eating away at me.

"She's..."

I looked down at the bite mark and shook my head.

"No...I can't be.."