The waves crashed against the rocks, sending mist up to my face and cooling my greatly. This is simply paradise…except for the deranged vampire who kidnapped me from my family. I turned my attention to the horizon just in time to see the sun begin it's descend.

"Gorgeous, isn't it?" his voice asked from behind me while he placed two freezing hands over my waist.

A futile laugh bubbled up from my throat. "The sun set is simply breathtaking. The fact that you sparkle in the sun…now that's a whole different matter."

His grip tightened around my waist and I knew I'd put my foot in my mouth. "What's wrong with sparkling? I was under the impression that most chicks were into sparkly things," he growled bitterly in my ear.

"I hate to be the bearer of bad news Princess," I seethed. "On second thought, I'll enjoy being the bearer of bad news; sparkling doesn't give off the impression that you're manly. Actually, it kind of means that you're overly feminine and that you're probably weak."

His hand wrapped around my throat and slammed my back into a tree in the blink of an eye. He stood before me, nostrils flaring wildly and eyes blazing fiery red. He didn't bare his fangs at me and instead settled with a sneer. "I would watch my mouth if I were you," he bit, allowing his stone cold fingers to press further into the delicate skin of my neck.

A gurgle escaped my lips before an airy laugh followed. "If you were me," I gushed, winded. "Then I'd be one ugly son of a-"

My sentence was cut off as he slammed me into the tree again and yelled at the top of his lungs. "Enough! Enough of your futile antics! You will do as I say or I will take your life as easily as I took your father's!"

I spit in his face. Sure, it wasn't the smartest thing to do in a situation where I don't have the upper hand but drastic measures call for drastic –

"You ungrateful little piece of shit!" he bellowed after wiping my loogie off his face with his free hand. "I take you into my beautiful home and provide you with anything you ask for and this is how you repay me?"

"I never asked for you to take me, I was content at home…with my family!" my voice rose to a level that caused it to echo throughout the forest around us.

When my echo died down, his lips pulled up in a malicious smirk and his fangs caught the last big of light from the setting sun. I flinched inwardly and tried to back away but my back scraped against the rough bark.

"Looks like I'm your only family now, sweetheart," he grinned, his lips right beside my ear.