A short filler chapter. Sorry - I know you want longer chapters, but I couldn't think of anything else. Thank for your reviews - keep 'em coming!

Chapter 4: Lust

Eve's POV:

I had no problem with Claire turning vamp; Michael was, and I loved him. But her choice had ripped Shane apart, and yet I couldn't blame her. Shane couldn't love her anymore, not in the same way, but Myrnin would always love her.

All this thinking has given me a headache.

I turn to Michael and leap into his arms, looking for comfort, and his lips find mine. I forget about Shane as I kiss him back with passion that is almost hunger, and my engagement ring digs into his back. If he noticed, he doesn't show it; instead, he led me towards the stairs and picks me up, taking the stairs two at a time.

We reach the top but he just pushes through to his bedroom. He lays me down on the bed and begins to kiss me again. My hands reach down to lift up his shirt and I can't help thinking I am so lucky to have him. He lifts up my shirt and I stop thinking for a while...

Claire's POV:

I feed for the first time. There are no words; maybe euphoria, or enlightenment. My fangs withdraw from Shane's neck - how did he get here? Oh yeah, I called out to him through the door and he just came to me. Maybe I compelled him. Interesting. Shane falls to the ground and Myrnin drags him back to the house, leaving him in the hall.

Myrnin returns to me and takes my hand, grinning like a schoolboy. I love him in that moment. I just fed, so my head is clearer, and I still feel so much towards Myrnin.

We run, vampire-fast, towards the lab. Once we get there, he clears a table, lifts me up and puts me on the table, murmuring something like "Pick up where we left off"

Then we are kissing. I don't know who kissed whom, but it doesn't matter. The kiss is nothing like the last one; this one is desperate and breathtaking. I moan a little against his mouth and grab onto his back, pulling him closer to me. He picks me up again and pulls away so that our faces are tantalisingly close together. His smile is so sweet that I can't help but smile back.

He carries me towards his bedroom but just before we get there, my legs wrapped around his waist, his lips on my neck, someone clears their throat behind us.

Myrnin's POV:

Can I never get any PRIVACY? I make a sound of annoyance as I drop Claire and turn around to see Oliver smiling with genuine humour. He looks Claire over, knowing full well that she has turned.

He breaks the silence by saying " Amelie sent me to check on Claire. She felt a change in her and was concerned. Obviously Claire does not need any help..." His eyebrows lifted and he began to pace.

Olive spoke to me as if Claire was not there " Is this wise Myrnin? Turning someone without consulting Amelie?" He stopped and looked at Claire "Did you have a choice?" Claire nodded and Oliver said " This emotion may not be real, Claire. You were turned by him, and his blood may be influencing you."

With that bombshell, Oliver walked up the stairs and was gone.

"Don't believe him" I whispered, afraid that I had already lost her.

"Look at me" she demanded. When I continued to look towards the stairs, she turned my face and kissed me. The passion was still there, as if Oliver had never shown up. I pick her up again and continued from where we left off.

I place her on the bed and break away, a question in my eyes. She looks at me and takes off my shirt, never breaking eye contact. I snarl, low in my throat, and kiss her neck. I bite her and she moans before biting my neck. As we drink each other's blood, the world fades away, leaving just us in this moment, and nothing else matters.

Nothing.

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