He was waiting for them and quickly fed. Neither male would remember him or the encounter. Now for the woman he thought. Entering the club he walked through the crowd toward her table. But she was gone. She must have left. No matter he could easily track her now that he had taken her blood..

Sierra returned to her table feeling dizzy. She told her sister and brother she was sick and wanted to go home. They looked at her with pity. Clearly her dance with the tall dark stranger hadn’t gone well. She wanted to tell them they were wrong. The dance had been purely magic. But her head hurt and she felt sick. She drove her siblings home and than headed to her apartment. Her kids were away for the night with her ex. She climbed the stairs to her second story apartment. Entering the apartment she made her way to her bed. She was so weak she didn’t even bother to remove her clothes simply climbed into bed and dropped off as she sank into sleep her last thoughts were of the sexy stranger she had danced with. He was the sexiest man she has ever seen. She wished she had been able to stay longer. He might have asked her to dance again although she doubted it.

Trian stood outside the darkened apartment complex. She was in there a quick of the building showed him her exact location. Moving through the parking lot he made his way up the stairs. He moved silently his foot steps making no noise as he flowed across the ground. At the door he merely glanced at the lock and it opened. The apartment was two stories and he made his way upstairs to the bedrooms. She was sleeping deeply he noted as he towered over her bed. He had traveled millions of miles to find this being. Staring down at her he felt his heart lurch, his emotional reaction to her continued to surprise him. She wasn’t his lifemate she couldn’t be and yet his body responded to her. Shaking off the strange feelings he reached down and scooped her up. She didn’t stir as she was carried from the apartment. Trian kept her in a deep sleep as he took to the sky. He made his way across the sky to the mountains where his shuttle waited. He moved with the speed of light and it took but minutes to reach his ship. Derrick and Jenna waited for him on the shuttle. And as he entered the shuttle the door closed and the shuttle lifted off.

They headed out into space where the mother ship waited for them. The mother ship was the size of a large city. She was twenty miles in diameter and carried all that remained of his species. They docked the shuttle and Trian carried her from the ship. He was greeted by several warriors as he emerged from the ship his second in command greeted as well.

“So it’s true you found a match?” Alek greeted his Prince as he emerged from the shuttle.

“Derrick seems to think so. Further tests will show whether he is right or not.” Trian answered not breaking stride as he carried the girl through the ship to the med ward.

“And if she is, who will you get to mate with her? None of the men are interested in mating with such a dirty species.” Alek said as he kept pace with Trian.

“Will worry about that when she is established as a match.” Trian replied as he set the girl down on a bed in the med ward.

He came out of the darkness just ashe had always come. He was dressed in black pants and a long sleeved white shirt. A black cape swirled about him as he walked. He wore a large gun at his hip. Although he had little use for it. He controlled all things with his mind. He was a warrior centuries old and had spent the last few years in a terrible war. He was tired. His home planet appeared to be dying out. A terrible virus had rendered their women barren. What children that were born died in the first five years of their lives. His people were immortals. They lived until they chose to give up their existence or were killed. They could not be killed easily. They needed mates, without them their lives were bleak and endless. Their people mated for life. When the virus had first appeared on their planet they had felt it would be cured. But his father the Emperor had sent him out into space to search for possible mates in other species. It was a backup plan that was never intended to be used. It was not believed that they could successfully mate with another species. Still he had searched as ordered. And he had through his search come upon the planet earth. A planet inhabited by humans that compared to his people were dwelling in the dark ages. They were a dirty wasteful people, full of moral decay. He found very little to like in them. They were headed for extinction, he gave them maybe another hundred years.
Already their air and water were poisoned. Earth was his last destination. If he failed to find mates for the males of his species it would be all over for them. He had arrived in a large transport ship. Several thousand warriors accompanied him. They would canvas the planet looking for mates. His race was as old as time and had been around for thousands of years. His people had first visited earth over a thousand years ago. His people traveled through time and space easily. They lived on the blood, and were known as Vampires They had kept an eye on earth over the years.

He was accompanied by two droids on this night. Derrick and Jenna. Derrick was both a body guard and a research partner. Jenna’s main duty was to care for his baser needs. His people did not bed living beings other than their mates. It was strictly forbidden. Until a couple was mated droids saw to their every need. They made their way through the darkness toward what the humans called a night club. Trian was anxious to feed. As they entered the bar Trian moved easily through the crowd scanning the females as he moved through the masses. As he passed by a table in back something drew his attention. Turning he stared at a woman with long dark hair that curled. She was dressed in tight fitting clothes. She was of average height and a full figure. Her eyes were green. She was thirty-two, and had two children. But she had never been married. It was easy enough to scan her thoughts. His scan of her brain was brief. He had no real interest in humans, and their pathetic problems. But he couldn’t help feeling sorry for her she had endured a hard life. And she was so very lonely. He turned his attention to her body scanning her internal system. Something about her had drawn his attention. He moved toward her intending to examine her DNA. He needed her blood.

“Dance with me.” He invited he had studied the human ritual thoroughly. He felt her uneasiness. She didn’t dance well. She was going to refuse. He took control commanding her to come to him.

“Ok.” She said rising from the table she took his hand. He drew her into the crowd. He led her into a darkened corner and pressed her against the wall. His body concealed hers. Derrick and Jenna moved to shield them further. The woman allowed him to push her against the wall without complaint. He had taken control of her easily. As his body brushed against hers he became aroused. This woman couldn’t possibly be his mate he thought. His lips moved down over her neck his toung stroking the skin over her pulse. His teeth sank deep as he fed hungrily. She tasted like nothing he had ever encountered. He felt Derrick place a hand on his shoulder. He was taking to much of the woman’s blood. He drew back with a snarl. Derrick quickly took a sample of the blood that ran from the pinpricks, before Trian closed the wounds. He released the woman. Planting the memory of an incredible dance he commanded her to seek out a glass of water. The woman moved back toward her table in a daze. Derrick fed the sample into a hand held scanner. “Her genetic code is compatible to your species.” He said as he studied the results without expression.

“Are you sure?” Trian asked in disbelief. How could such a pathetic race be compatible with theirs.

“Will need to run more tests. But if this data is correct she’s what we’ve been looking for.”

“I need to feed and than I’ll go get her.” He said his eyes moving over the crowd. He selected two healthy males. He commanded them to go outside into the parking lot.