Hello, reader! This is my first story here so I'll gladly welcome any and all constructive criticism and tips! This is a one shot, but I love a little story and drama before getting to the juicy stuff so please bear with my writing.
Give it a chance and I hope you enjoy!
-Jayst
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The blackness of the tunnel suddenly disappeared in a blur of bright lights and moving bodies as the train entered the next station.
Thea, grabbing a nearby bar to keep from bumping into her neighbors as they slowed, looked over her shoulder to see the horde of people waiting to enter her car. Once they'd stopped, she quickly moved nearer to the back to avoid getting jostled.
There were several stops to go before she had to get off, so she was content to settle away from the doors for a while.
As the train began to move again, Thea pulled out her phone and turned on the selfie camera to take a look at her hair. She'd only cut it a week ago and was still learning to manage the mess of dark, loose curls at its new length just above her shoulders. Soft brown eyes with long, lashes looked back at her as she impatiently ruffled her unruly tresses, then petted it into place. Her skin was olive, a testament to her mixed heritage, as was her petite frame. She stood at just 5'5", and was what most would consider pretty, though you wouldn't pick her first out of a group of women.
A little embarrassed by the vanity in those thoughts, she put her phone away and gazed out into the night as the train crested out into the open.
Suddenly, Thea felt an arm wrap around her waist and only had a second to gasp as another clamped onto her mouth. She went rigid as she was pulled back against the body of her assailant, her mind racing as she tried to make eye contact with someone, anyone! Strangely, every person near her was turned the other way.
Pushing down a wave of panic, she began to struggle and make noises to grab someone's attention even as she glanced into the window to glimpse the man who held her.
And saw only herself. There was no one behind her in the reflection.
The wave of panic that she'd suppressed welled up inside her as a chill ran down her spine, fear spiking as she tried to wrap her head around it.
"Shhhh, dove," his voice was smooth as butter and utterly soothing. It freaked her out more.
He allowed her to turn her head towards him and found herself looking up into clear gray eyes in a strikingly handsome face. He was at least 5'11, his hair black and just long enough to curl at his temple, his nose straight and jaw square like a roman statue.
He smiled and continued, "Not that anyone will hear you." He quickly spun her around to face him using his hips to press her back against the side of the train, his face suddenly near the nape of her neck where he inhaled deeply. It only took a second.
"You smell divine," he purred against her skin.
"What the fuck!?" Of all the things Thea could have screamed, that was not what she'd had in mind. But her brain was still reeling over the reflection and still hadn't quite caught up. She did manage put her hands up against his chest in an attempt to shove him off her but he proved as immobile as stone as well, his pecs rock hard beneath her palms.
The Roman statue chuckled and nipped her earlobe causing her to jerk away from him.
He pulled away, still smiling pleasantly, like he wasn't trapping her or hadn't just been seriously invading her personal space. "I'll make this easy. No, I don't have a reflection. Yes, it is because I am what you deep down think I am, though you're trying very hard to believe otherwise, and yes, I can read your thoughts."
She blinked.
"And yes, you're my meal for the evening." She began to tremble, glancing to the side.
"No, those people won't help you because I've blocked us from their minds. They can't hear us or see us and they won't be coming any closer. It's a perk of having lived as long as I have, minds are simple things to trick."
Thea looked at the backs of those around her and believed him. She looked at him and his smile widened to reveal elongated canines. A vampire.
"You can believe this, too; you're going to enjoy this."
Once again, she only had a second to gasp before his mouth was on hers, his tongue slipping between her parted lips. His hands were pulling her blouse from the waistband of her pencil skirt and Thea desperately grabbed his wrists to stop him. He didn't even seem to notice as his tongue continued its invasion of her mouth, expertly distracting her feeble attempts to dissuade him.