The Vampire's Tainted Mate

p some of their life to a vampire. Every human was so trusting that one of them wouldn't take their life, or maybe it was the latter, they wanted the thrill of feelin

hat usually poured their souls out onto his bar while he poured them a

some places and her lipstick was smudged like she had already sampled some of the vampires in here. She was already decently drunk, and he thought about closing her tab fo

d he swallowed hard, connecting each bruise like a dotted

aw out Logan's attention and he partially ignored her. "How come no one wants a girl like me, huh?

the drink she had previously ordered all night. Same order, a Strawberry Daiquiri. Simple and plain, just like her. Nothing about her made her stand out fro

nk. "Good man. Wanna drink?" She tilted her head to the side, baring her slend

in spring and their sweet nectar. A scent that would have left his heart racing in his chest if it were still beating with life. Suddenly, Logan was starving for more and weak in the knees. The alluring scent made heat pool between his thighs and his attention turn to the direction of the heavenly sme

the lights in the club, and Logan was instantly drawn to her. The way tattoos covered her arms in gorgeous sleeves and the way her right shoulder held a dagger tattoo made his mouth run dry. She was beyond gorgeous, and her warm brown eyes

eeling and the loud thrum of rushing, pumping, life through her veins. It surrounded him like a thick veil and beckoned him to step closer, making him thirstier than he had ever been. Logan's golden eyes flashed re

ough The Vixen like she owned it. He read it in the way she walked with a sway in her hips and a seductive expression on her face. His gaze ran down her body to settle on the golden sickle pe

didn't want to involve her in the type of cartel that his family dealt in. He was afraid of tainting her and making her a part of his world. She didn't belong in the immortal world, where it was full of grey and not

ey swayed beneath her satin red dress had his brain wandering alone and he instantly wanted to rip it from her body, if she let him. And for the first time in ages, Logan wanted to sink his fangs into a mortal. He wanted to feel

Her gaze, skirting every curve and muscle that was peeking out from his black button-down shirt.

. 'What am I doing?' Logan internally scolded himself and shook his head, busying himself with another order, while s

nails, one at a time, to grab Logan's attention. His gaze locked o

a napkin to set a drink on. "You seem to be

im like he had lost his mind

ink of a rose growing out of cracked concrete is all," Logan

o your bar?" She raised an eyebrow at him as if

imself. "No. Have you seen this place?" He peered up and gestured with the n

in their lives? Not everyone gets dealt the best cards, ya know? Some have to come to terms with what they have and learn to liv

ything after that other than, "Agree to

good?" She peered up a

ow and a smug expression, "Anything

d no bite?" she smirked and gave him a challeng

her and began to make her a dr

watching Logan throw bottles of liquor to make the d

nyone." He slid her drink to her across the bar wit

to get better tips?" She teased him a

gan to wipe down the bar before flinging th

d enough excuse?" She was tr

before getting flagged down by a woman at

ripheral on the lively girl at the other end that he

woman called over

em and cracking them open fast with the edge of

ed in. The one who smelled of spring and the one that he

be better..." she tease

hest and laughed, "you real

leaned closer with a wink, "Even

an tapped the bar with the bottle opener befo

ys keeping his ears out to hear everything from her

their card and slid it through the card reader before returning it with their receipt. He notic

king it. She shook her head, wondering why he told her he didn't impress ev

n set a glass down and poured her drink into

t her hand out

ed into his back pocket and shook he

me that," Gwen shook her h

Logan smiled at her, showin

do," she raised her eyebrows and l

n smirked and w

see you around," Gwen awkwardly

long it would be until she walked back up there