talents. For instance I know you’re feeling the heat of the energy that runs through this area. Most shifters feel it during their change but never have a permanent connection to the ley lines. Cheetahs are unique in that way.
" This house happens to be positioned where two strong channels cross.” He removed his hand and the prickling static was back. “I use the lines often. I can help you if you'd like.“ His hand closed over mine once more, fingers twining, quieting the buzzing. “I’ll teach you how to do this for yourself so you won’t need me around.”
“I like having you around.” The words kind of popped out unexpectedly, making my face grow hot. I looked down at our hands twined together, resting comfortably on the table. They looked so natural.
He sighed, a very lonely sound, “Rob and I are close friends, but you'll find that I’m not well-liked by most shifters. However, If you’ll agree, I’d like to train you to protect yourself from the effects of the magic. I know that it’s painful for you right now and I’m afraid that aspirin won’t help.” His fingertips were moving gently over my hand, making my body feel warm and tingly.
R ealizing the effect he was having on me, Garret stood and said, “I’m going out to have a look around to make sure no one has followed you.” He pulled a necklace with an amulet from his pocket and handed it to me. “Wear this for now and the pain will lessen. I’ll be back soon.” He was gone before I had a chance to ask him about the necklace.
I heard Ethan groan , so I went back to the bedroom to find that he was sitting up. “I must have been more tired than I thought.” he yawned.
I shoved the necklace in my pocket. “Hey sleepy, I was worried about you. Garrett was here and you didn’t even wake up.”
“Yeah I can smell him,” he said making a face. “You set your alarm? I didn’t hear it go off.”
“I forgot too. I woke up and Garrett was here saying he wanted to speak to me alone. I think he might have done something to make you sleep longer. Sometimes he’s a little scary.” But also really hot . I caught myself smiling, then snapped out of it. “He brought Chinese food.” I pointed toward the kitchen where another two containers sat on the counter.
“He’s dangerous.” Ethan stood, a little wobbly, and headed to the bathroom.” I’ll be back.”
I walked to the bookcase in the small living room and read through the titles. There was a copy of Jane Austen’s Emma, which I grabbed and settled down to read. She was my favorite matchmaker and I enjoyed her various misadventures. Keeping the necklace in my pocket had helped quite a bit with the pain, so I decided to ask Garrett about it later.
Ethan returned , looking more than annoyed. “I think Garrett definitely fed off of me. I feel shaky, I look pale and there’s no way I wouldn’t have gotten up when you did. My hearing is almost as sharp as yours and his stink alone has been known to wake me. I slept for three hours and still feel tired.”
“ I was here with him the whole time. If he drank your blood, there'd be fang marks on your body.”
“I don’t need to bite a shifter to feed off of him,” a rich voice replied. I jumped in shock as I suddenly noticed Garrett in a chair at the table leaning back and looking almost smug. ”To feed from a human, which I never do by the way, I’d have to bite them and drink their blood, but to feed from a shifter, I can use magic to drain their energy with my mind simply by touching them. Because I’m fairly old, I only need to take a tiny amount. It's against my principles to harm anyone when I feed. I only kill my enemies, and then only when it’s absolutely necessary.
" I prefer to feed from shifters because their vibrant energy keeps my body temperature near human normal. Plus I’m able to tolerate the sunlight for longer periods: a win-win situation for a vampire."
“You bastard…” Ethan moved
" This house happens to be positioned where two strong channels cross.” He removed his hand and the prickling static was back. “I use the lines often. I can help you if you'd like.“ His hand closed over mine once more, fingers twining, quieting the buzzing. “I’ll teach you how to do this for yourself so you won’t need me around.”
“I like having you around.” The words kind of popped out unexpectedly, making my face grow hot. I looked down at our hands twined together, resting comfortably on the table. They looked so natural.
He sighed, a very lonely sound, “Rob and I are close friends, but you'll find that I’m not well-liked by most shifters. However, If you’ll agree, I’d like to train you to protect yourself from the effects of the magic. I know that it’s painful for you right now and I’m afraid that aspirin won’t help.” His fingertips were moving gently over my hand, making my body feel warm and tingly.
R ealizing the effect he was having on me, Garret stood and said, “I’m going out to have a look around to make sure no one has followed you.” He pulled a necklace with an amulet from his pocket and handed it to me. “Wear this for now and the pain will lessen. I’ll be back soon.” He was gone before I had a chance to ask him about the necklace.
I heard Ethan groan , so I went back to the bedroom to find that he was sitting up. “I must have been more tired than I thought.” he yawned.
I shoved the necklace in my pocket. “Hey sleepy, I was worried about you. Garrett was here and you didn’t even wake up.”
“Yeah I can smell him,” he said making a face. “You set your alarm? I didn’t hear it go off.”
“I forgot too. I woke up and Garrett was here saying he wanted to speak to me alone. I think he might have done something to make you sleep longer. Sometimes he’s a little scary.” But also really hot . I caught myself smiling, then snapped out of it. “He brought Chinese food.” I pointed toward the kitchen where another two containers sat on the counter.
“He’s dangerous.” Ethan stood, a little wobbly, and headed to the bathroom.” I’ll be back.”
I walked to the bookcase in the small living room and read through the titles. There was a copy of Jane Austen’s Emma, which I grabbed and settled down to read. She was my favorite matchmaker and I enjoyed her various misadventures. Keeping the necklace in my pocket had helped quite a bit with the pain, so I decided to ask Garrett about it later.
Ethan returned , looking more than annoyed. “I think Garrett definitely fed off of me. I feel shaky, I look pale and there’s no way I wouldn’t have gotten up when you did. My hearing is almost as sharp as yours and his stink alone has been known to wake me. I slept for three hours and still feel tired.”
“ I was here with him the whole time. If he drank your blood, there'd be fang marks on your body.”
“I don’t need to bite a shifter to feed off of him,” a rich voice replied. I jumped in shock as I suddenly noticed Garrett in a chair at the table leaning back and looking almost smug. ”To feed from a human, which I never do by the way, I’d have to bite them and drink their blood, but to feed from a shifter, I can use magic to drain their energy with my mind simply by touching them. Because I’m fairly old, I only need to take a tiny amount. It's against my principles to harm anyone when I feed. I only kill my enemies, and then only when it’s absolutely necessary.
" I prefer to feed from shifters because their vibrant energy keeps my body temperature near human normal. Plus I’m able to tolerate the sunlight for longer periods: a win-win situation for a vampire."
“You bastard…” Ethan moved
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