A young man stands over her, she's sure he hadn't been there a second ago and that the room had been empty but... She hadn't heard him come in, either.

His face is beautiful -- sharp, angular features framed by long dark hair that brushes his shoulders ands falls into his eyes. Defined cheekbones, slightly aquiline nose and full lips curled into a smirk that would make her go week in the knees if this were any other night. His skin is unnaturally pale and perfect, save for just barely visible veins that appear like shadows just beneath the surface on his cheeks and forehead..

But it isn't his unnaturally pale skin that catches Maddie's attention. No, it's his eyes.

Set in deep shadows and fringed by thick, dark lashes, his eyes glimmer like molten gold, glowing faintly with his catlike pupils fixed on her. The look in those eyes sends a sudden shudder down her spine, some mix of fear and... Arousal?

That isn't right. How the hell can she be thinking about that right now?