
It's Valentine's Day, and incubus Rafael is missing his lover, demon-hunter Dominic, currently away on a mission. An incurable romantic, Rafael has decided to match-make a couple of cops whose unacknowledged feelings for one another Rafael read in their minds while feeding off them in the past. Also, Rafael is hungry; he hasn't fed since Dominic left, over a week ago. If all goes according to plan, Charlie and Rick will admit their love, Rafael will feed, and Dominic will join him on this most romantic night of the year. But plans depend on timing—and Rafael's is proving to be just a little off… Originally published in the Care and Feeding of Demons