He had spent centuries with only himself for company, he fed, tortured and killed that was his life and he liked it that way, until she came along and stirred something in him, something he couldn't and wouldn't accept. “If I were you I’d keep that stake sharp. Don’t expect anymore visits like this, next time I come I expect you to use that thing,” he told her pointing to the stake on the bed, and then he was gone.

"My, my, love. Are you sure you want to leave such a cruel world behind?" Far beyond the horizon, clouds gathered-throbbing, budding, menacing. Time was slipping through their fingers. "What can be worse than this?" A slow, wicked smile split his face in two. Oh how delightfully wild he looked! So wild, so dangerous. He stretched out a hand. She took it without hesitation. And that, dear friends, is how she dug her own grave. #book1 in the cursed artefact's series This is a Rewrite of Demetre!

The Giovanni family has more than its fair share of secrets. There's the vampires, for one. And the necromancers. They've survived right under the nose of the Vatican for nearly half a millennia. But when Damiana Giovanni makes a stand against the rise of fascism, she finds herself sucked into a web of family intrigue, running deeper than she ever thought possible. She must make a choice- between her family, her ideals, and the life of her unborn child. Set in interwar Italy, this is a story of love, betrayal, and the ties that bind. Reviews: "A fascinating insight into Giovanni psychology" - Douglas Netchurch, MD "Disgusting. Depraved. Violent, pornographic, and likely libellous. When's the next installment?" - Accori Giovanni "Who are you? Get out of my office!" - S. LaCroix [N.B. - Anyone not familiar with the setting of Vampire: the Masquerade may want to check out the following link for a little context: http://whitewolf.wikia.com/wiki/Giovanni ]