Master of the Rose

There are two types of people in this world. The Beniques, whose trait is to give blood, and the Neos, whose trait is to consume it. Ruth, a Neo, visits a bar in the ‘Lovers' Lane,’ where he happens to cross paths with a man. The two spend the night together to satisfy their respective desires. Ruth believes it was nothing more than a one-night stand, but he unexpectedly encounters him again in an unlikely place…. [Excerpt] As the thought occurred, his gaze shifted downward. The moment he saw those long, pale fingers, he instinctively swallowed hard. “…A dominant?” The man’s voice was incredible, to boot. Muttering those words, the man scanned Ruth’s body from top to bottom. It was an...