I paled. Gasping, I took a step back, taking a sharp intake of breath, I stupidly blink, suddenly aware of my heart fighting to break free from its cage within my chest. Unconsciously, my fingers twitched and as I instinctive reach to cover my chest , one word seemed to be engrave in my mind: impossible. I didn't understand, as if my brain short-circuited and needed to be rebooted. Around me, everything was in fast-forward while I was motionless in the middle of it all. How could this happen? I was flabbergasted. The red eyes that I had been longing for so long shone bright reflecting my own glowing ruby ones. In the midst of it all, I managed to utter the one coherent thought that my lips seemed to wonder. "...You?" He was staring at me, still as polished as ever. Not one burn mark on his sculpt- like face. As the moonlight kissed his milky white skin, his features seemed to stand out even more as if that was even possible. His beautiful red eyes held a confident spark, and his gorgeous lips were adorned by a mischievous smirk. "Me..." "I thought you were..." not able to finish my sentence, I left it hanging in the air. "Dead?" He chuckled darkly, "Darling do you not know? Even death cannot hold me from getting what I want," he answered as nonchalantly as ever even as the opponent ahead charged our way. He was back... Book 2 of the Scarlet Dreams Triology Cover by: @deviation-

Carden is not your typical vampire; he's a cunning and charismatic blood-thirsty fiend on a mission to wreak havoc in everyday life. The personification of evil itself, he stands apart from the vampires one might expect to encounter. Kelsey Chambers, an unfortunate seventeen-year-old, must contend with this fanged menace as if her life depends on it. Cover Illustrated by D.M.Cornish _______________________ *DISCLAIMER* Includes mature themes, coarse language, violence, blood and gore I do not recommend this for readers who are discomforted by these depictions First written 2009 titled "There's a Vampire in my Basement!" Revised in 2015 Last revised 2021 (story may differ if you read it when it was first written) Undergoing professional editing 2022 Word count: 80,000 - 90,000 words Still undergoing editing Highest rank #1 in Vampire, Bloodlust, Hunter

ATTENTION: This is the SECOND book of my Vampire's Pet series and cannot be read as a stand alone book. ~~~ I thought that my life had ended the day I got purchased by a blood thirsty monster. I thought that the rest of my life was going to be nothing but constant fear and suffering. But I couldn't have been more wrong. What I found was something much different. Something that I didn't even know I was looking for let alone wanted. What I found was a new beginning. A new beginning with the one I cared most for. ~~~ Cover by: @aculeasis