I look into blue eyes,
the color of a sky I rarely see anymore,
but my gaze
is pulled back to that pulse.
Steady.
Strong.
Hypnotic.
My mouth is suddenly alive,
my fangs threatening to lengthen,
to pierce,
to taste.
"Are you Drake?" the human asks.
I can only manage a slight nod.
"This is for you."
She extends an envelope.
I am afraid to take it,
afraid to let my hand anywhere near
the veins in her delicate, fragile wrist.
One lightning quick move,
and a red feast would burst
from her skin.
Such a dream.
She waves the envelope.
I continue to stare.
The envelope makes its way
to the table beside the door.
"Can I come in?"
Her voice is confident,
sure, so sure.
Does she not sense
she enters the monster's lair?
"Are you going to read that?"
She taps the envelope as she passes by.
Her coat slides off her shoulders.
A scarf unloops to expose
a neck perfect for dining.
I don't see how
I am going to resist
this banquet.
I turn to the envelope,
a necessary distraction.
Releasing the page inside,
I see my wolf's careful script.
Shall we?
That's all it says.
That's all it needs to say.
~Drake
the color of a sky I rarely see anymore,
but my gaze
is pulled back to that pulse.
Steady.
Strong.
Hypnotic.
My mouth is suddenly alive,
my fangs threatening to lengthen,
to pierce,
to taste.
"Are you Drake?" the human asks.
I can only manage a slight nod.
"This is for you."
She extends an envelope.
I am afraid to take it,
afraid to let my hand anywhere near
the veins in her delicate, fragile wrist.
One lightning quick move,
and a red feast would burst
from her skin.
Such a dream.
She waves the envelope.
I continue to stare.
The envelope makes its way
to the table beside the door.
"Can I come in?"
Her voice is confident,
sure, so sure.
Does she not sense
she enters the monster's lair?
"Are you going to read that?"
She taps the envelope as she passes by.
Her coat slides off her shoulders.
A scarf unloops to expose
a neck perfect for dining.
I don't see how
I am going to resist
this banquet.
I turn to the envelope,
a necessary distraction.
Releasing the page inside,
I see my wolf's careful script.
Shall we?
That's all it says.
That's all it needs to say.
~Drake