8.

She wandered slowly towards the bar, observing her fellow guests, evaluating, and fantasizing. As she moved through the crowded room, she began to feel eyes on her body. Like most outgoing, attractive young women, Dana was used to a certain amount of public attention; sometimes she dressed to encourage it, and sometimes not, but she had never felt quite this...level of intensity before. The eyes conveyed...intentions, and the intentions were not entirely honorable. She began to observe her admirers more closely, and it was as if she could see what each wanted by watching his—or in a couple of cases her—eyes. Vampires could read minds, couldn't they? The thin...