I have stayed in the shadows for the last fifteen years watching her. Craving her, wanting her to be mine. As a blood moon approaches in a week, I must keep her safe. I know what the effects of the moon can do to any shifter or vampire, and as I am a vampire and an old one, I have seen more firsthand what could happen when mates are involved. I have to protect her from me, but how can I when all I want is her? A Halloween party should have been a night to remember; turns sour, but I have to help her see I'm not the monster she thinks I am, and I have a week to prove it before I may have to flee before I hunt her down and make her mine forever. ***NOT EDITED, FIRST DRAFT*** ***MATURE SCENES***