Chris never expected his life to change the moment he met Dante at the bar. What started as a chance encounter led to a job offer, a contract he couldn’t resist, and a world of luxury beyond his imagination. But beneath Dante’s charming demeanor lies a darker, more alluring truth, one that Chris stumbles upon too late. As sparks fly between them, Chris battles his growing attraction to Dante while trying to maintain his normal life with his girlfriend and parents. When he discovers Dante’s secret, a hunger that can only be satisfied by blood, Chris plunges into a dangerous game of desire, denial, and betrayal. Their passion ignites into a fiery affair, but the shadows of Dante’s world threaten to consume them both. With jealous rivals, a bitter ex-girlfriend, and an ancient betrayal coming to light, Chris must decide if love is worth risking his humanity. As the stakes rise, will Dante and Chris fight to stay together, or will the darkness tear them apart?
view moreChristophers POV "Hey guys, it's time to let him be" his voice cut through the crowd of staff I was talking to. They scurried away and he walked to me. "Hey, Sunshine." he smiled that devilish, annoying smile, and it infuriated me. "Don't call me that," I chided him, walking away, and he just chuckled, causing my brain to grate more. How dare he? He knew that I didn't want to be known as his fuck body or some person that has slept their way to be with him, but he kept doing it. The members of staff who heard him would probably think I had gotten my position bent over. I'd worked hard for this position. I was risking my life for this position and I'd never let him make all my hard work and dedication be tied to his dick. I don't care if he's Count Dracula himself. I got back to the car and took my position in the back seat before Dante and Alvin. They came in and I kept silent till we got to the office and I got back to work. ......... A few days later
Dante's POV The meeting was over, and everyone was flocking to Christopher. I stood in the background watching them as they fawned over him. They kept asking him questions about himself. He was the first human most of them had real proximity to apart from feeding and occasionally work meets. Vampires, though social creatures, like to keep to themselves for many reasons, with privacy as one of them, so most of us rarely interact with humans socially, especially younger vampires. Lucien had stormed off immediately after the meeting. He still wasn't a fan of the human but I couldn't force him to become one. For someone who's lived in seclusion apart from humans, I could understand why. I smiled as Christopher tried his best to hide his very obvious nervousness around them. He was really brave. For someone who had just learned his boss was a blood-sucking monster and his coworkers were monsters, too, he was doing his best to be calm about it. His thoughts, though,
Chris's POV I stormed upstairs to go shower as embarrassment filled me. I shut the door to my room. I thought Alvin wasn't a vampire. Did I miss that? How did he notice that I smelt of garlic too? Was the smell making them uncomfortable? I stripped and walked into the shower to wash the smell off. Maybe I was wrong in my assessment and maybe Alvin was a vampire too. I had to wash so they didn't suspect that I knew, but at least it had helped me figure out that Alvin and Dante were both vampires. But then Tim didn't say anything about the smell and I could have sworn he was a vampire. If the smell had made Dante and Alvin uncomfortable then why hadn't it done the same to Tim? I dried my body and walked to the room the get changed. I picked up my old discarded clothes and sniffed it. It smelt strongly on rank garlic. I didn't know it smelt this bad. I layered it on so my nose got used to the smell and now after showering and being away from these clothes, I could sme
Dante's POV It was Monday already, and Tim was on his way to pick him up. He hadn't gone anywhere and spent most of his weekend in his house with his druggie girlfriend. Did he tell her about what he saw? I wanted to know. I'd just have to wait and see how everything goes. I don't think he did, though; he didn't seem like he would. I wanted to pick him up myself but decided against it so he could gather himself. I mean, we were supposed to still be angry with each other, and I wanted him to think about how he wanted to act and get his act together. Tim pulled into my driveway, and he got down from the car, leaving Tin to go park the car. I watched him from my office window as he took in a deep breath before walking to the door. I heard him knock, and Kerion opened the door for him. Then his footsteps began to walk down the hallway to his office. I waited till he was settled in before making my move. I popped my head into his office. The office reaked of garlic.
Chris's pov "Holy shit," I set my phone back on my nightstand after sending a text to Tim, Dante, and Alvin about my missing work. I lied to them, but I mean, what was I supposed to do? Go there without a definite plan and let my vampire boss know I know he's a vampire?I can't believe it still. If I had drank even a sip of alcohol last night, I'd have blamed it on it, but I hadn't. I'd gone to his place very sober, so I knew it wasn't an illusion and I wasn't imagining things. I came back home shaking and had knocked myself out with some sleeping gummies so I didn't have to think too much about it. Now I was awake, and I knew I had to face it head-on. Alvin had sent me a text telling me to take my time and get well. I'd lied to him that I had food poisoning from a bad takeout I ate. I mean I had to lie. I couldn't just say. Hey, so our boss is a vampire and I saw him drinking from a random woman last night. Wait, if vampires existed, I knew that there was no way in hell Dante
Dante's POV I stepped away from the human and hypnotized them to fall asleep. I took out my phone and texted Kerion to come take the person away and walked up to my room to shower. I didn't need her. The only reason I'd brought her home with me was him. When I got into the car from the airport, it smelled of him, and I couldn't help but feel hungry. It was a hunger for him but I stopped by Andre's and picked up a human to get the edge off. Drink away that nagging feeling. Imagine my surprise when he came to my house to look for me. I smiled as the water washed down my body. I couldn't help it. He'd seen me. He'd seen me drink from a human and I let him. I knew when he got to my house, I sensed him, and I could have pulled away or hidden the human, but I let him come. Maybe something in me wanted him to see me as I was and he had. From his thoughts, he wanted to be with me; he liked me. Maybe I should have just hidden the human and pretended but I wanted him to kno
Chris' POV It's been days since he stormed off. He went on a business trip and has not yet come back. He was coming back today and I felt a sense of dread wash over me. I missed him. I didn't know why, but his being gone for those number of days made me paranoid. At first, I thought I was going to be fine. I thought it was great he was ignoring me, but then I started to lose my shit. I kept pacing about worrying about him. I think I pushed him this time. He's never been this angry with me since I met him. I felt awful. I realized that even if we didn't have a sexual relationship, I'd come to see him as a friend and I hated the way we were. There wasn't a way to fix things, though, or at least I thought so. He was hurt. I didn't want to fix things. Or did I? I didn't know. I was so confused. For one, I know It's wrong to be with him, but I still somehow wanted to. I was being stubborn. I needed to ground myself and figure myself out. He was coming back this
Dante's POV I drive up to his apartment and shoot him a text to come down. I feel so excited. I was able to clear my schedule later in the week so we could go to Vienna as we had planned. I would lie to him about it and tell him the meeting had been postponed. I looked through the rearview mirror as we walked out of the apartment building. I noticed his facial expressions. He was frowning. Something was wrong. He walked into the front seat and closed the door. I leaned in to kiss him and he moved away. Not this again. I thought we were over this. I thought we were making progress, but somehow, he always found a way to ruin it. I signed and ignored him. Whatever this was, we'd work on it later. "Have you had breakfast?" I asked him as I drove past a fast food restaurant. "Yes," he answered, giving me one-word answers. I ignored that and drove us back to my house. He got done quickly and rushed in. I calm myself down and try not to read his thoughts so I don't get annoyed. Th
Christopher's pov I left his house, and even though he insisted on giving me a ride home, I'd opted to let Tim drop me off at a grocery store close by so I could walk home from there. My excuse for not riding with him was that he had a trip to prepare for and he didn't need to waste his time dropping me off. I knew it was a lie. I just didn't want my mum to see me in the car. I walked up to my apartment and knocked on the door. "Yes! Honey." I heard my mum's voice from inside as she walked to the door. She opened it for me beaming and pulling me into one of her bear hugs. "Hey, mum," I kissed her on her cheek and placed my backpack on the couch. "Where were you? I came here pretty early in the morning, and you weren't home?" she asked, looking at me skeptically. "Mum, I was busy in school," I lied, walking to the kitchen to check what she'd brought with her. I took a cinnamon roll from the batch and bit into it. "Honey! Ashley told me about her clubbing acci
Chris’s pov I hurriedly pulled my black pants. “Fuck, fuck, fuck” as checked my phone for the time stumbling to button my shirt. My phone began to ring. I checked the caller id to see Tate. I picked it as I stood in front of the mirror to arrange my wet hair. “Hey man, Kass told me you're filling in for him” he rang through the speaker. “Yeah, I need the extra money” I picked up my phone and the keys to my house. “Are you sure you're not avoiding your date with The Ashleyssssss” he shrieked mimicking them with a mocking tone. “Fuck off man” He chuckled as I cut the call and walked out of my apartment. I had sent a message to my girlfriend telling her I would miss dinner with her friends. I have been doing this of late, trying to avoid her friends. In my defense they were annoying cheerleader type girls that never grew out of the highschool mean girl phase and even though I thought it was hot when I started dating her in college. Now as a senior I found their antiques annoying. ...
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