As Eileen’s fangs sink into the soft skin around my wrist, a rush of adrenaline courses through my veins. I shut my eyes, letting my body fully feel every moment of this.

Eileen lightly grips my arm, holding me steadily to her mouth as she sucks, a small dribble of blood dripping past her lips. Everything feels like it’s going in slow motion. Every pull of her drink draws me closer to her as if I’m being fused with her very being. All my nerves are alive and tingling, ...