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ever Jess, especially now that news of you and your book has
inevitably leaked into the community,’ Daniel had
explained.
    So whilst the men fixed the window, Eva
lured me into the back room for a bit of ‘America’s Next Top Model’
viewing.
    ‘ You can’t keep your nose stuck in
a book all night, Jess,’ she complained.
    ‘ I need to have all this
memorised, and somehow I think I should practise that grounding
again. I need to be able to do it by tomorrow night,’ I
said.
    ‘ There’s not a chance I’m letting
you do anymore witchcraft tonight Jess. We need a house to sleep
in, and Daniel’s only got so many guest rooms. You need a break.
You’ve got all day tomorrow to practice.’
    ‘ Okay, okay!’ I had relented, and
the remainder of the evening passed without mishap.
    So far this morning, I’d spent three
hours reading and saying the lines in my head, but I’d never been
any good at learning things word for word, and being a vampire
didn’t make me any quicker. I wondered if I should try the
power-raising and grounding again instead.
    ‘ Jess, can I come in?’ Daniel
said, as he popped his head round the door.
    ‘ Sure.’
    ‘ How’s it going?’
    ‘ Fine, I guess. I just keep
messing up this last verse,’ I said, with a shrug.
    ‘ You don’t have to do it, you
know. I’m a bit concerned that Francesca hasn’t told us all there
is to tell. We don’t know what effect it will have on you. I want
you here with me Jess. I don’t want to lose our
connection.’
    ‘ I know, but Daniel, you know I’m
not doing so well as a vampire. I have to try this,’ I said,
wondering if I should tell him what Franny had told me the previous
night. ‘Anyway, Sebastian’s not worried about it, otherwise he
would have stopped Franny, but he’s authorised it,
right?’
    ‘ Sebastian and Eva both want you
to learn to control your power. You will be much more useful if you
become the vampire they foresee. What they aren’t taking into
account is that you are barely a vampire anymore.’
    What do you mean by that?’ I said, stung
by his words.
    ‘ You know what I mean, Jess. You
are all but starving. You won’t feed from me anymore, the reason
for which I can only presume is something Luke has said to you, but
he doesn’t care about you anymore. He left you to me and then
deserted you.’
    ‘ It’s nothing to do with that.
Sure, Luke knows I fed from you, but he said he didn’t care anyway,
and I don’t care what he thinks either,’ I said, my words sounding
hollow, even though I desperately wanted to believe in them. Luke
was not my future any longer. I had to forget him.
    Daniel sat down on the bed next to me,
pulling me into to his arms as I breathed out, feeling the welcome
comfort that always came from being next to him.
    ‘ Jessie, you know I’m not like
Sebastian or Eva. I care about you, and only you. I don’t want you
to do this ritual if it’s going to take you away from me,’ he said,
his fingers finding my chin and gently turning my face to
his.
    ‘I’m not going anywhere, and that’s for
sure!’ I said. ‘I plan to stay here, with you. You saved
me !’ He leaned in and tingles shimmered down my spine
like a waterfall, as our lips touched. The tip of his tongue sought
mine and I found myself reaching in, pulling him, and raking my
hands through his hair, as I pulled his face even
closer.
    We lay back on the bed, his hands
expertly running up and down the length of my body, increasing the
tingles as he covered me in kisses. My fangs appeared with my
increased heart rate and everything went a little hazy. I hadn’t
fed in so long. I was hungry.
    Our souls were paired, so Daniel needed
no request. He knew what I wanted and he yearned for it as much as
I. He rolled onto his back and pulled me on top so I could feel his
heart thrumming and a hardness pushing against our jeans. Turning
his head to one side, he bared his neck and pulled my head down to
it.
    Instinct took over and