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“I, Sister of this earth, curse this body with the life of the stars. No longer will you live like your fellow vampires, but you will live until the last star dies and burns. Only then will you be at rest.” Her veins glow as she takes my life, replacing it with immortality. “No longer will you live for two hundred years, or a thousand even if you chose a mate to share your fears.”
Loneliness is a disease that sickens you. The only cure is to learn to love your own company because counting on anyone else will leave you more isolated.
I’ve been called a pessimist, but I prefer the word realistic.
Hope is dangerous. Hope is a fantasy, a dream. I’ve been damned for so long that I’ve forgotten what hope even feels like.
Somehow, somewhere, a Grandie slipped through my fingers, and by some miracle, the descendant is in front of me. My Beloved.
Any of his sadness, any of his depression, is my fault. I can’t rewrite history, but maybe if I’m lucky, I can make his future better than his past. And we can carve our own names in the universe. We can etch our love into the stars, into the earth, and we can be together forever. Then, history will be made right again. And the Grandie’s will finally get to live. Forever.
Apparently, kidnapping is wrong. Pity.
“I love that you’re already possessive of me.”
“I plan on being so much more than your friend, Ollie.” He tugs at one of my estranged curls. “I plan on consuming you and every inch of your life. I’m going to be the man you come to when you need help, when you need to be touched, when you need someone other than yourself. I’m going to make you love me. That’s my plan.”
“My curious little kitten,” he croons, rubbing his fingers across my lips. “So determined to find out things that don’t matter.” “They matter to me. The truth matters to me.”
“We closed ten minutes ago. You two are the only ones left. I hate to break up the party, but I want to go home.”
Deacon shrugs. “Music hasn’t been playing for thirty minutes. You two seemed like you really hit it off. No one wanted to bother you.”
I have my eye on Mr. Hanks. I don’t fully believe he doesn’t have a nefarious agenda. He is a cat, after all.
“You like that don’t you? Being owned. Being claimed. Belonging to only me.”
“I can’t take this anymore! Ambrose, fuck me. Why don’t you want me?”
“What the fuck did you just say to me?” I bite, bringing my hand down again.
I stand, tossing a hundred bucks on the table. “For a wolf, you’re not so bad.” “For a bloodsucker, you aren’t either.” He snatches the money from the counter, acting as if I was going to take it back. “But you won’t ever be better than money.” “Ain’t that the truth!” I shout, laughing as I leave. “I’ll see you later. Thank you, Deacon.”
“You’re gluttonous when it comes to me, aren’t you?” My Curious Kitten is always asking questions but not even my answer would be enough because he truly has no idea.

