Not drinking from humans isn't as easy for us as it is for a human to stop eating meat. We call ourselves vegetarians, but it really isn't such an accurate comparison. We're designed to kill, fully equipped with special hunting abilities, including a particularly acute sense of smell. Resisting human blood is against our nature. Any average human still holds a draw, and depending on the need at the time it can hurt both physically and mentally. Sometimes there's a human that smells...better than the rest.



One human could send that need into a hyperdrive that is nearly impossible for the particular vampire they're affecting to control. It's rare, but...