A Delicate Vampire

A Delicate VampireA passionate male-male romance novel by Samuel SnowberryThis is a work of fiction. The names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.Copyright © Samuel Snowberry 2023. All rights reservedSamuel Snowberry has asserted the right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work. ForwardThe old world of vampires meets our contemporary world of mortals, with passionate, sensual affairs, and dark romances.Book one of this trilogy, starts with Johnny’s search for true love, amongst a backdrop of unsaid mysteries and secrets.Essences of a modern-day Romeo and Juliet abound in this story, but with a far happier twist. Johnny’s Story“You cannot help who you fall in love with.”That’s what people always seem to say, and I hate them for it!When I was young, like everyone else, I just wanted to meet a nice man, who would show me passion and excitement.Then, I realised the world was full of vampires, so those ideas changed, and I knew I needed to become strong, and protect myself.But despite that, I knew life had to be exciting and so I determined to enjoy myself.After all, isn’t it better to be killed in the throes of passion with a vampire lover, than meet the wrong man and suffer too many failed peaks? OneVampires on the night train“No way! Absolutely, no way …” Johnny shouted, sounding desperate and retreating to the corner of the room.“Yes, you damn well are!” Cody stated coldly in reply, admiring the younger man’s slim figure as he did so. “You are going there and doing what we discussed!”“No … I am not … because it’s not fair and it might be dangerous,” shouted back the blond man, who had crossed his arms defensively, making him even more seductive to the eye.Cody knew he could convince him, because he had always done so before, and Johnny was too nice for his own good.At first, when he wanted something, Cody would ask nicely.He’d already done that - and it had failed.Now he was trying to appeal to the other side of Johnny - the darker side.If that didn’t work, then there were more extreme steps Cody could take, and he would happily deploy them all on Johnny.But the tricky thing about dealing with Johnny was even though he looked slight, he had a nasty side to him, and Cody didn’t fancy another set of those scratch marks from Johnny.After all they took an awfully long time to heal and it was like owning a cute cat, who would cut you unexpectedly, and then purr kindly afterwards.Also Cody had witnessed how Johnny could behave when someone was playing with him. Like that guy Rudy, who had been one of Johnny’s cute exes, and had tried to get back with him after breaking the rules. Johnny had twisted him halfway to insanity, before crushing his dreams in one word.That had been the same night when Cody and Johnny, had started their very passionate affair together.Looking at the pretty thing who was now slouched, carelessly against the apartment wall - peering at his phone and looking oddly vulnerable - Cody couldn’t imagine Johnny doing anything nasty. Especially as all Johnny talked about was shopping and fashion.But then again, he remembered that night when Johnny had dispensed with Rudy, and it made him feel hot with desire.“Put your damn clothes on and get over there. You have a pass, and you might not know anyone from that place, but I want answers and I want them now!” Cody screamed at Johnny, putting every ounce of pent-up energy into his words, in a desperate attempt to get some action.As he, the older man - as Johnny referred to him - watched on, he noted Johnny’s fingernails sharpen a little and lengthen too. They glistened in the vague light that was left in the room and Cody figured Johnny was thinking about his offer.Then he held his breath and waited, as the sapphire blue eyes of the slim man locked onto his. He guessed his friend would either obey him or attack him.Then Johnny stood up and advanced with intent.Cody felt his heart accelerate and realised it was more from desire than fear, because this was like living with a caged animal.Johnny’s lips briefly touched Cody’s, and the younger man reached down and gently caressed him, just where he liked it most.As Cody gasped out from the other man’s touch, Johnny turned and quietly told Cody to go screw himself. Then he said Cody had better be keen later.Cody took a deep intake of breath, as the perfect figure of his lover pulled on nice underwear, sweatpants, a tight, black top and a nicely cut jacket, followed by heavy leather boots.Johnny didn’t bother to check his hair in the mirror or even glance back at Cody. Instead, he just stormed out of the apartment with a glamourous passion.Slumping against the nearest wall, Cody hoped that this idea of his would work. Johnny might have to give something of himself to get the information that Cody wanted – the information he needed – and be friendly for once whilst doing it.The need to know was like an ache for Cody, that lived deep within his bones, and he wanted some reprieve from it. Today was another of the many steps that would have to be taken, to discover the truth.Johnny should care too, but he just wanted to have fun and wasn’t intense like Cody … well not over this anyway.As Cody drank back the clear fluid, from the bottle he’d collected from the kitchen, he looked at the label and smiled at the logo. It was of a grisly demon, and he wondered if that creature would be less troublesome to live with, than Johnny was.Maybe the problem was this apartment, although convenient