Cursed Bond, Lost Love

Synopsis

My lover, Lucas Valentine, fell in love with a human girl. It was absurd. I couldn't understand why a vampire would fall in love with food. But he did, and he loved her with a passion that burned bright and wild. His love was so deep that when she died of a failed Embrace, Lucas was ready to die with her. "I'm sorry, Maeve. I can't imagine an eternity without her," he said, cradling the girl's body in his arms. Ignoring my pleas, he walked straight into the sunlight. Our life-and-death pact was triggered, and in an instant, flames swept over me. I turned to ashes with him. When I woke up again, I was back at the moment for the Embrace with Lucas. He groveled at my feet, kissing the tip of my shoe. His ice-blue eyes brimmed with devotion. "Ms. Maeve Lothian, please grant me eternal life so I can love you forever." This time, instead of sinking my fangs into his neck as I did in my previous life, I kicked him away and said, "Scram."