Seeing a ghost
Elena found a peculiar satisfaction in playing the long game with Blake. As a vampire, she had the luxury of time on her side, an eternity to weave her intricate plans and manipulate those around her. Unlike humans, who were bound by the constraints of mortality, Elena was unaging and immortal, free to shape her destiny however she pleased.
She relished the challenge of molding Blake into the perfect companion, knowing that with patience and persistence, she could bend him to her will. The thought of exerting her influence over him, guiding him down the path she desired, filled her with a sense of power and control that she found intoxicating.
And as for the village girl he had encountered in the forest, Elena saw her as nothing more than a fleeting distraction, a temporary blip on the radar of eternity. Humans, with their short lifespans, were like mayflies in comparison to vampires, their existence fleeting and inconsequential.