The Lady Has Needs by Imari Jade

Chapter One
    Dominick Rathbone looked down from his perch at the two wolves battling on the ground below him.
    A young woman stood nearby afraid to move.
    The wolves had snatched her as she made her way to her car at the laboratory where Dominick has stopped by for a quick snack. Curiosity had got the best of him. Normally, the wolves didn’t venture out of the woods much, and they certainly knew better than to trifle with a human. Hopefully, they had not been seen morphing. He bet their pack leader knew nothing about this little stunt and would probably kick their asses if he found out.
    Dominick had seen wolves battle before. They were tearing at each other with claws and teeth and not paying the woman any attention. He switched his focus to her and wondered why she just didn’t flee.
    She looked pretty from where he stood hidden from the world in the branches of a stately weeping willow. Dominick silently moved closer to get a better look at her. His eyes adjusted to the darkness and the black he wore helped him blend in better. He could certainly see what the ruckus was all about. Pretty auburn hair, big heaving breasts, and a nice ass. Dominick licked his lips. The rest of her wasn’t bad either. He wondered if the wolves would mind if he sampled her first. Her blood smelled simply delicious.
    Without hesitation, Dominick moved from his position, flew down to the ground, and snatched the woman before she could react. Her screams pierced the night, giving him quite the headache. He took her up higher into the skies until she lost consciousness and kept her that way until they reached the lab. She came to just as he landed safely on his feet. He placed her on the hood of her car.
    Pale green eyes stared back at him. Her white lab coat had gotten dirty, no doubt from her trek through the woods with the wolves. The hem of her dress was hiked up to her hips, exposing two shapely legs. Her gaze followed his. She quickly tried to make herself presentable. “Who are you?”
    “The name is Dominick Rathbone, pretty lady. And yours?”
    “Lillian Moreno.”
    She showed no fear. Strange.
    “Thanks for saving me.” She had a sultry voice with a southern dialect. “Those wolves came from out of nowhere.” She paused. “You’re not one of them, are you?”
    Dominick shook his head. Normally he didn’t play with his food but she had him interested. “No, something far worse, I’m afraid.” He bared his fangs and jumped on her before she could think. He feasted on her blood to quench his thirst.
    Lillian fought back, kicking and pounding her fists against him until she ran out of stamina. She fainted in his arms.
    Dominick only took enough to sustain him, not enough to stop her heart. He didn’t want her dead. In fact, he found her enchanting and wanted to get to know her better. Dominick licked the two little holes in her throat and sealed them. He moved away while she recovered.
    “You bit me, you bastard,” she said angrily.
    “You’ll survive, and I assure you that those wolves would have done a lot of damage to you, so be thankful that I came along.”
    “Love that British accent,” Lillian said. Then, she slid from the hood of the car, glared at him and slapped him hard across the face. “That’s for biting me without my permission, Dominick. A lady wants to be romanced first.”
    Dominick dropped fang again, turned on and ready to retaliate. He snarled at her.
    Lillian raised her hand again. “If you come near me again, I’ll drive a stake through your heart.”
    Dominick stepped back. “You know what I am?” His cheek smarted from the blow, but his pride forced him to ignore it.
    “Yes, you damn demon. I know all about you blood-suckers. I’ve spent half my life in that damn lab trying to come up with a way to cure your kind and this is how I am rewarded.”
    Who the fuck is she? He’d been to the blood bank next to the lab numerous times and he’d never seen or heard of her before. But she seemed