Playing With Fire: A Spike Fanfiction

Sunnydale's always been a hellmouth of trouble, but Lugosi-rogue demonologist, part-time problem-solver, and full-time skeptic-knows how to handle herself. When a routine hunt drags her into the Scoobies' orbit, she expects the usual: monsters, mayhem, and too many rules. What she doesn't expect? Spike.

Restless, defanged, and just as dangerous in his own way, the once-feared vampire is a walking contradiction-one that Lugosi doesn't have time to unravel. But when circumstance forces them into close quarters, the line between irritation and intrigue blurs. He's cocky, relentless, and infuriatingly charming. She's pragmatic, sharp-tongued, and just reckless enough to find herself in trouble.

Between demons that won't stay dead, a supernatural arms race, and a vampire who refuses to be ignored, Lugosi is about to learn the hard way: when you play with fire, you will get burned.