Shadow and Light — V.R. Cumming

Fifteen months after being attacked by the vampire Selena, Gianna Logan awakens from the shadows that have consumed her for far too long, alone and in precarious control of her fragile mind. Her life has been a waking nightmare filled with blood and visions of the Before, and her home a cold steel cage she leaves only to feed.



Two men emerge from the shadows, bringing light into her lonely existence. Eric and Jason surround her with their devotion and the promise of eternal love. Though Gianna doesn't remember them, she welcomes their companionship and the hope represented by the rings they wear, symbols of the bond of three made one.



The shadows haven't completely left Gianna, however. Her mind remains fractured by her violent turn and the shattering of one, broken to protect her lovers from the horror of Selena's attack. While Eric and Jason's love is strong, Gianna fears it may never outpace the darkness hovering over her, haunting her with blood-soaked memories she must learn to control if she is to re-enter one and claim the light and love she craves.



Author's Note: The New Vampire, Episode 1: Shadow and Light: is a 16,400 word novelette. Like all stories set in the World of the Vampyr, it contains scenes of erotic romance between single and multiple partners, both male and female, is a dark fantasy (i.e. horror with supernatural elements), and is not intended for readers under the local legal age.