her, Charlie began to dance slowly, swaying back and forth in stark contrast to the fast pounding of the music. She felt so comfortable with his warm body against hers. So comfortable she wanted to lay her head on his shoulder and take the scent of him into her lungs. He smelled of mint and rain. When she looked up he smiled and the spell was broken. He spun her out in a silly move and pulled her back into a more appropriate dance pace.
On the way out of the club, they passed Chase sitting at a corner booth with a bevy of girls fawning over him and another guy. Dani made eye contact just as a half-nude blond rubbed against his side and took Chase’s hand. Why did that annoy her? Seeing that really pissed her off. He jerked his hand away and stood, staring at her intensely as Charlie wound an arm around her waist. She didn’t know why but she leaned against Charlie putting her head on his shoulder. Her eyes were still locked with Chase’s and she saw the flash of anger he couldn’t hide. Good, at least she wasn’t the only one that looked pissed. At the door, Vince wouldn’t make eye contact with Dani but reminded her to come straight to the front of the line on their next visit. He apologized for interrupting the dance with Chase and reminded her, “Come back anytime and Vince will hook you up.”
* * *
Chase Deidrick parked his Mercedes in front of the club Thirst and tossed his keys to Vince, the new head of security, “I don’t know how long I’ll be staying so keep it close.”
Vince nodded and opened the door for Chase to enter. His father had bought the nightclub for a very practical purpose. It was a good front for a feeding ground. With a college down the road, the students flocked to the club nightly. Instead of stalking their prey, they just sat back while students filed in the door and paid nicely to be there. All the young vamps for miles around came to feed and as long as they followed the rules they were all welcome. There was no feeding allowed in the building due to the risk of witnesses. It was no problem for a vampire to enthrall a human into following them. No one killed or injured the humans, anywhere, ever. Last but not least, the humans were not to remember anything. This was also no problem once they are enthralled. Keeping their kind a secret was the utmost priority. Chase occasionally broke the ‘no blood in the building’ rule but he had a private room in the back at his disposal. No witnesses in there. Those that violated the rules faced the judgment of the Council . Chase’s family, the Deidrick’s, were one of the three ruling houses that made up the Council . All that enter Thirst carefully obeyed the rules. It is, after all, a House of Deidrick.
Chase went to his regular table and surveyed the room. On a Saturday night, business was good and there were plenty of suitable ladies from which to choose. While he scanned the floor, an odd scent caught his attention. He wondered where that delicious smell originated. It was another vampire for sure but was nothing like anyone he’d ever met before. It was sweet, yet floral, like vanilla and lavender. Chase moved to search for the owner of the lovely aroma. Vampires were naturally attractive to their human prey, which made searching the crowd difficult because every girl he passed wanted to dance and talk with him. In the middle of the dance floor, he saw her. She was a living goddess dancing among her worshipers. Every other woman, vampire and human alike now wilted in his eyes. She was perfection. A beautiful dark mahogany mane with unusual white streaks and eyes so pale they reflected the light like mirrors. He had only ever seen hair like that on one other vampire. She was petite yet perfectly curvy at the same time. Chase could do nothing but stand and gawk at her for a time, worshipping the sight of her along with her followers. He
On the way out of the club, they passed Chase sitting at a corner booth with a bevy of girls fawning over him and another guy. Dani made eye contact just as a half-nude blond rubbed against his side and took Chase’s hand. Why did that annoy her? Seeing that really pissed her off. He jerked his hand away and stood, staring at her intensely as Charlie wound an arm around her waist. She didn’t know why but she leaned against Charlie putting her head on his shoulder. Her eyes were still locked with Chase’s and she saw the flash of anger he couldn’t hide. Good, at least she wasn’t the only one that looked pissed. At the door, Vince wouldn’t make eye contact with Dani but reminded her to come straight to the front of the line on their next visit. He apologized for interrupting the dance with Chase and reminded her, “Come back anytime and Vince will hook you up.”
* * *
Chase Deidrick parked his Mercedes in front of the club Thirst and tossed his keys to Vince, the new head of security, “I don’t know how long I’ll be staying so keep it close.”
Vince nodded and opened the door for Chase to enter. His father had bought the nightclub for a very practical purpose. It was a good front for a feeding ground. With a college down the road, the students flocked to the club nightly. Instead of stalking their prey, they just sat back while students filed in the door and paid nicely to be there. All the young vamps for miles around came to feed and as long as they followed the rules they were all welcome. There was no feeding allowed in the building due to the risk of witnesses. It was no problem for a vampire to enthrall a human into following them. No one killed or injured the humans, anywhere, ever. Last but not least, the humans were not to remember anything. This was also no problem once they are enthralled. Keeping their kind a secret was the utmost priority. Chase occasionally broke the ‘no blood in the building’ rule but he had a private room in the back at his disposal. No witnesses in there. Those that violated the rules faced the judgment of the Council . Chase’s family, the Deidrick’s, were one of the three ruling houses that made up the Council . All that enter Thirst carefully obeyed the rules. It is, after all, a House of Deidrick.
Chase went to his regular table and surveyed the room. On a Saturday night, business was good and there were plenty of suitable ladies from which to choose. While he scanned the floor, an odd scent caught his attention. He wondered where that delicious smell originated. It was another vampire for sure but was nothing like anyone he’d ever met before. It was sweet, yet floral, like vanilla and lavender. Chase moved to search for the owner of the lovely aroma. Vampires were naturally attractive to their human prey, which made searching the crowd difficult because every girl he passed wanted to dance and talk with him. In the middle of the dance floor, he saw her. She was a living goddess dancing among her worshipers. Every other woman, vampire and human alike now wilted in his eyes. She was perfection. A beautiful dark mahogany mane with unusual white streaks and eyes so pale they reflected the light like mirrors. He had only ever seen hair like that on one other vampire. She was petite yet perfectly curvy at the same time. Chase could do nothing but stand and gawk at her for a time, worshipping the sight of her along with her followers. He
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