Tempting the Doctor: A Bride’s Forbidden Prelude to Matrimony

It’s unfortunate, but it’s the truth.”
You know, a long time ago, I was a member of the Peace Corps. I and several others were in a city struck by an earthquake. XXX Instead, there was only the frigid bloodlust she had seen before, when he had his hands around her throat. The creature experienced the same near-death sensation and went lame, dropping to the ground and tossing its rider like he was thrown from a catapult. More tears flowed down her cheeks and dripped onto his neck as she clung to him. It was small, with a rough straw mattress, a trunk for their possessions, and a lone candle burning on a table in the corner, but it was better than sleeping outside.