Space Vampire

by Ruby Dixon

He’s scorching hot, and as he leans in toward me, he gives me a wicked look. “I bet I can figure out how it works. I put the part of me that aches into the part of you that aches.”

Dana just looks up at me, her eyes shining. “Welcome home, Vlad.” Home. I think for a moment, and then lean down and rub my nose against my mate’s cold one. “I’ve been home since the moment I met you.” She mouths, I love you, and I kiss her because those are the rules.