title: A Kiss of Blood
author: Kallysten
description: ~ A sweet vampire short story by Kallysten ~
  All Deidra wanted was a family.
  Instead of a husband and children however, fate gives her a Sire, a clan, and a village she is sworn to protect from beastly demons. It also gives her Tristen, who teaches her what it means to be a vampire—and what it means to love.
  When her duties to her village conflict with her Sire’s orders, she has to choose which part of her family is the most important. And Tristen, confronted with her disappearance, also needs to decide where his loyalties lie.
  (17.800 words)
  All books in The Vampire Pacts series are standalone and can be read in any order.