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how do you propose I kill her?”
    “When we begin to bond, you will gain some of my strength…some of my abilities.”
    “Great. I can grow hair on my chest.”
    He laughed out loud.
    The sound of his hearty, well-meaning laughter cheered me. He laughed with me, not at me like some of the other boys did.
    He squeezed my hand. “They’re idiots, Marissa. Will you help me? Save me from a fate worse than death? Will you?”
    If I helped him, would it be the dumbest thing I ever did? Or the bravest? Or maybe a little of both? Still, could I do it?
    I considered Dominic’s mournful look. Killing an ancient vampire would prove impossible, wouldn’t it? And the idea of Dominic’s sucking my blood and my sucking his…I shuddered.
    I cleared my throat. “If I agree to allow you to bite me…”
    A flicker of interest showed in Dominic’s dark eyes.
    “ If …” I repeated, “what new powers might I possess?”

Chapter 4
    DOMINIC
    Marissa sat beside me, the most stunning girl I had ever known. Her shiny hair begged for my caress. Her full pink lips waited for my kiss. Even her silky blue shirt touched her beautiful breasts the way I wanted to. And her eyes…clear blue and full of intrigue. Not filled with fright or condemnation but with genuine interest.
    Was it because she was my soul mate that she caused my molecules to shift so suddenly every time she drew near? Or the human part of my maleness that desired her with fervent longing? Or the vampiric bloodlust that urged me to take her blood and make her mine forever?
    I attempted to focus on convincing her how right we were for each other.
    “As a Prince of Darkness, I can do many things. Appear in places I’ve been before, materializing in a form of mist, or full-bodied. Just like when I popped in front of you, Marissa, or like when I appeared in a shadowy form near the trees.”
    Her gaze never wavering from mine, she listened intently.
    What I feared most was if I shared my blood with her, my own abilities would diminish. If I wasn’t strong enough, could I fight Lynetta at all then? Or would Marissa gain some of my abilities, without draining me of them? I wasn’t sure of anything.
    Gritting my teeth, I tried to calm my concern. “As a mist, I can whisper words and see and hear what goes on around me. And in a tight fix, unless Lynetta has hold of me, I can vanish, then reappear elsewhere.”
    Of course, the drawback was I needed blood from time to time to replenish my own. Since I hadn’t fed on Lynetta this evening, I was sure to be weaker by morning. If that happened, I wouldn’t stand a chance against her as soon as dusk fell.
    “Anything else, Dominic?” Marissa leaned forward on the couch, intently listening to my every word.
    Was she always this enthusiastic a listener, or did my tale intrigue her more than most?
    “I can see everything in the dark as if the sun had never set. I can hear sounds humans can’t hear. And I can fly to the top of a tree or roof, or climb the flat side of a building with ease.”
    Marissa smiled. The tension I was feeling in every sinew eased a bit.
    “Neat.” Then she wrung her hands and her brow wrinkled. “What’s the downside?”
    “Sensitivity to sunlight. I can still manage in the daylight, particularly if it’s overcast. But on a bright sunny day, I’m better off staying inside. My skin easily burns as if I’d been in the midday sun for hours trying to get a tan.”
    “What about food?”
    “I still eat human food. I was enjoying a cheeseburger when I spied you at the Hamburger Spot.”
    “But you need blood?”
    I couldn’t lie to her. If she were to help me through this ordeal, we had to be partners. “I have to tell you by not feeding on Lynetta tonight, I’ll be weaker by morning. I imagine I won’t have the strength to free myself from her by tomorrow night when she comes for me again if she catches me outside your home.”
    “So…” Marissa swallowed hard and I could sense she was coming