~Dark Passion~ ~Disclaimer: I do not own the idea of the Carpathians or any of Christine Feehan's characters that might appear or be mentioned in this fanfiction of her works. Thank you~

~Prologue~
The darkness seemed to spread farther and farther across the sky, enveloping it in its overwhelming arms. Endless shadows scattered and moved across the ground, moving with unimaginable speed and stealth. A hiss sounded loudly, echoing forever in the never-ending streets, alleys, the very cities themselves.
A form stepped out form these endless shadows, eyes blazing red with the need to kill and feed. Blood. Blood. The word echoed forever within its mind. When would the torment end?
It moved, flying across the city with unmatchable stealth; silent in its movements. The sound of pumping blood stopped it within its tracks. It dropped, landing effortlessly within a secluded alleyway. The black shadows instantly engulfed the form, shrouding it as it moved toward the opening of the way.
The red eyes blazed form within the gaunt face as it stepped out of the shadows. The glowing hues fell on a young girl with auburn, waist length hair and deep ocean eyes. A grin spread across the predator's face. Blood. Blood. Blood. Take the essence; live with the blood. Feed. Feed. Bllloooooddd. The words would not desist. They echoed over and over; pounding their way into its thoughts; its actions.
The red-haired girl turned, caught sight of the hellish creature following her and let out a gut-wrenching scream of terror. Her blue orbs widened as the being charged her, moving faster than her hues could seem to.
Just as the being seemed to reach her, the form, the hell-like man, was thrown back by an absent white light, a fire explosion of some kind. It landed, sprawled upon its back. Sharp, snake-like fangs were revealed in a hiss as the being climbed once again to his feet.
As the girl glanced about in sudden terror, her water filled eyes caught sight of another form slowly approaching from the secluded club on her left...

~End of Prologue~

~Madame Syn~