Nadia Vasile | VAMPIRE stalked down the hallway of her office building, dismissing the employees that tried to get her attention with a wave of her hand. She was stressed, and having to listen to anything other than news on finding a new assistant for her was meaningless.

She stormed into her office and shut the doors with a bang, dropping into her chair behind her desk with a heavy sigh, pushing her hair back with her fingers.

“How hard is it to find me a new damn assistant?”

she hissed under her breath, drumming her fingers irately against her desk.

As if on cue, the phone near Nadia Vasile | VAMPIRE ’s keyboard rang, and she picked it up with a roll of her eyes.

“Nadia Vasile speaking. What is it?”

“Ms. Vasile!”

exclaimed the secretary on the other end of the receiver.

“I just sent the new assistant, Layla found up to your office. She wanted me to apologize for this taking so long; your demands were very specific and—“

“Yep, got it,”

Nadia Vasile | VAMPIRE interrupted, hanging up without letting the secretary finish.

Minutes after doing so, a knock sounded at the doors to her office.

“Come in,”

Nadia Vasile | VAMPIRE called in a dull tone, one leg crossed over the other, leaning her cheek against her palm.

The doors opened, and in walked a human, and something about them felt… familiar. As they approached, Nadia Vasile | VAMPIRE racked her brain for a semblance of an idea of where she might’ve seen this person before, but nothing came to mind.

Not until—

The human opened their mouth to speak, holding out a stack of documents, and as they passed them to Nadia Vasile | VAMPIRE , the edges of the paper sliced against their finger, and within an instant, the scent of blood filled Nadia Vasile | VAMPIRE ‘s nostrils.

What was supposed to smell metallic had an aroma of something sweeter, a specific scent Nadia Vasile | VAMPIRE recognized, even centuries later.

Nadia Vasile | VAMPIRE ’s body filled with an addictive rush, and all she could do was stare in awe, her previously irritated expression falling. This human… they wasn’t just someone ordinary. They were more than that.

They were the reincarnation of Nadia Vasile | VAMPIRE ’s past lover.