She was alone...she was drunk...she was perfect. Blocking out everyone else’s mind around him, he concentrated on her. She’s young...blonde...pretty... He pushed through the crowd moving faster as more information came in. She normally worked nights, but she was off tonight... He smiled. Her car wasn’t far... He would return her to it when he was through with her. A blonde was dancing, laughing, jumping up and down, it was her, and he could almost see her clearly.

He smiled and nodded. This one he would consider making love to. Thinking about tasting the wine mixed with her lust in her blood and looking into her pretty face was making his pants fit more uncomfortable as he moved closer to her. It had been a long time since he made love to a human; he was due. He reached out to make physical contact with her and make the connection complete when someone else grabbed her arm and pulled her away. Stunned, he broke the connection.

“Elsie?” a woman screamed over the music.

The pretty blonde smiled and hugged the woman. “Hey, Amber! I didn’t know you were going to be here tonight. Why didn’t you say something? We could have ridden together. I’m having a blast, are you?”

Amber chuckled. “Yes, Elsie, I’m having a good time too. Are you ok? Do you need a ride home? Nancy and I are getting ready to leave.”

Elsie laughed. “Yeah, I guess I shouldn’t be driving, huh? Sure, I can get my car tomorrow. Can I just hear this song? I love this band.”

Amber smiled. “Sure, Elsie. I’ll let Nancy know you’re coming with us.”

Sebastian listened to them and watched their exchange, cursing his luck and the woman for intercepting him. His first opportunity of the night had gotten away from him. He turned his attention to the other woman. He could no longer see her clearly as she walked away from him through the crowd, so he sent out a link while she was still in range.

When his mind touched hers, it was like a current of electricity went through him. He almost stumbled backwards from the reaction to it, but he could not bring himself to sever it. When his mind was connected to the woman, after the initial zap, an overwhelming sense of peace, acceptance and love wash over him. He smiled and closed his eyes, enjoying the feel good feeling that was infusing his body. It was a feeling he was not unaccustomed to. What more could this woman do for him if a simple mind link to her did this? As he contemplated the possibilities, the link was broken and he felt like someone had pushed him into the deep end of the pool.

His eyes popped open and looked around frantically pushing through the crowd, but she was gone. He searched around for the pretty blonde and realized she too was gone. He blew out a frustrated breath.

“Damn.”

He couldn’t take the time to look for them, it would have to wait. He had wasted enough time and he had another more urgent call to attend to. He needed to feed; he would hunt them later.

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