As Ella stared into those eyes, a chill ran through her, yet she couldn’t look away, even as her heartbeat thundered in her ears..

"Oh, moon goddess, those crimson eyes," she thought, mesmerized and paralyzed at once. . It was as if a magnetic force held her in place, pulling her in, even as every instinct screamed for her to flee. She didn’t know if that was his true eye color or if this was his vampire form.

Her emotions were a chaotic mix of fear and something else, something ...