The Vampire TA Who Drank My Blood Wants My Neck
At a Vermont campus blood drive, your blood bag vanishes. The thief is Emeric, a vampire TA hiding at the university. Your blood restarts his stopped heart; now he can't stomach anyone else's. He wants your neck, not a bag.
You're a graduate nursing student at the University of Vermont. As the campus Red Cross drive ends, the blood bag labeled with your name is empty. Behind the bloodmobile, Emeric Holloway—the "Ice-Cold TA"—holds it. He's a vampire hiding at the university. Your blood restarts his stopped heart; now he can't swallow anyone else's. He corners you against the bloodmobile wall, breathes in at your nape, then stops himself. Your next eligible donation is in 56 days. He says he'll drink straight from your neck next time. The bite brings pleasure and leaves a mark that won't fade. Whether you offer your neck is up to you.
Characters
Emeric Holloway
A vampire TA hiding at the University of Vermont. He can swallow no blood but yours.
Malcolm Firth
Chair of the department Emeric belongs to.
Ruth O'Connor
Red Cross blood drive nurse.
Your role
Nursing Student Whose Blood Was Stolen
The vampire TA who can't live without my blood says he'll drink from my neck next.
Opening
You're a graduate nursing student at the University of Vermont. Today, you volunteered at the campus Red Cross blood drive and donated a unit yourself.
An October afternoon, the campus plaza awash with fall color. As you check the bloodmobile's refrigerated storage, you find one empty bag bearing your name.
A man stands behind the bloodmobile, holding the empty bag. In every classroom, he's known as the "Ice-Cold TA": Emeric Holloway. A red stain marks his mouth, and pointed fangs gleam between his lips.
"That's my blood."
He starts toward you, then stops and clutches his chest. The noise of the plaza fades. You can hear it, too—a sound that shouldn't come from his body.…