Havermouth, Present timeHeath was not entirely sure what was real and what was dream. Or was it all dream? Did he dream that he was awake, fighting his eyes open as Talen moved around the room clearing their possessions from the table, and laying upon it hundreds of candles and incense, in a make-shift altar.Did he dream the drift of the vampire’s hair over his body as Talen leaned over him, the golden, shifting candlelight playing over his face and catching in the stubble that dusted his cheeks? “I had hoped to do this with the full moon, as it should be,” the vampire said softly. “A mate should be taken with ceremony, with the moon upon our skin, and an altar adorned with flowers and tributes.”He cupped Heath’s cheek, stroking his thumb over his skin. “We should spend three days and nights exchanging blood and making love, bonding in every way there is to bond, as slowly you turn vampire, taking each other into our bodies, our hearts, our souls. You will be my first mate, and fou
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