Disclaimer! I do not own the Bloodlines saga or any of its characters. They all belong to Richelle Mead, the author.
Chapter 1
I can't believe this is happening to me, I thought. Adrian was supposed to be my friend. I'd even come over to his apartment so that I could tell him that I wasn't going with Marcus to New Mexico. But when I'd opened his door and walked in, that's when everything bad started.
Adrian had been sitting on the couch, mumbling to himself. That didn't raise any red flags because I'd seen Adrian do that before. When he didn't respond after I'd said his name, I got a bit worried. I approached the couch slowly and made my way around to the front so that I could look at him. His gaze had been focused on the floor and he didn't appear to hear or see me. I crouched down in front of him and looked up into his eyes.
Suddenly, I was pinned to the floor of his living room with him above me. He had both of my wrists in one of his hands and pinned above my head. I looked up at him with wide eyes, shocked and surprised. Then I noticed the look in his eyes. This was Adrian physically but his mind wasn't here…Spirit had a hold on him.
"Sydney, you look so beautiful." He smiled down at me. "A flame in the dark." He leaned down and nuzzled my neck, running his nose up toward my ear. It was like he was inhaling the scent of my blood and I shuddered.
"Adrian, will you get off me please? I need to talk to you." My voice still sounded calm as I spoke to him, not wanting to alarm him in any way.
He didn't appear to hear me and he continued to rub his nose against my throat. I jerked a bit when I suddenly felt his tongue make contact with the skin of my neck. My eyes widened as he licked my neck slowly and I began to tremble. No. No, not that. I had a sinking feeling in my stomach about what he was going to do next.
That fear was made real when his fangs scraped against my neck.
"Adrian!" And that's when he bit into my neck.