Resurrection (Immortal Soulless Book 1) by Tanith Frost

Author:Tanith Frost [Frost, Tanith]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Sparrowcat Press
Published: 2017-06-21T06:00:00+00:00

12

We may have spent the day in bed, but we sure as hell didn’t get much sleeping done.

“So let me just make sure I have this a hundred percent right,” I say, trailing my nails gently over Daniel’s chest and down his stomach. He shivers. “We can fuck as much as we want, but no icky relationship stuff? No goopy-schmoopy valentines? No declarations of undying—”

He flips me on my back and plants a deep kiss on me that curls my toes. I had no idea that was a thing that could actually happen. “None of that.” He stretches out on his side, bedsheet draped over his waist just low enough to tease. Not that I haven’t spent the day exploring what’s under there, but I could go for another look. “You knew this.”

It’s almost a question. “I did.” I lean in and nip his shoulder gently. “I was asking for a friend.”

“Hmm.”

“But why?” Before he can answer, I say, “Not that it’s a problem. I mean, you’re a good lay and all, but hardly marriage material. I’m just curious.”

His mouth quirks sideways. “That’s a relief.” He thinks for a minute, staring up at the ceiling. “I think you know the simple answer. And I don’t think you really want more than that.”

The simple answer is that we’re not meant to form alliances. It’s every vampire for him- or herself in our world, even within our strict cooperative social structure. We have our hierarchy. We respect the elders and obey them. We have social relationships. Even friendships. But nothing deep enough that we might be tempted to do anything stupid in the name of affection or loyalty. Ideally, at least.

And I’ve never heard of vampires in a romantic relationship. I’m guessing there’s more sex than I ever suspected, but maybe we grow out of that need in time, too.

There’s more, though. There’s that thing Daniel has hinted at when he’s suggested I leave my past as far behind me as I can.

He looks at me, brow furrowed with concern. “You’re still so close to everything we leave behind. And I…” He reaches out and tucks a loose lock of my hair behind my ear. “I find that appealing. That may be why I haven’t been forcing you forward, and perhaps that’s unfair to you.”

A chill flashes over my bare skin. “I’m ready. I think, in a weird way, being allowed to acknowledge my connection to all of that has helped me understand what it means to be a vampire. The darkness inside of me…” I chew my lip as I pull my thoughts together. “That’s what we have instead of life, isn’t it?”

He nods. “It’s not such a bad thing, right?”

“But?”

His fingers brush over my brow and trail down my face, skimming my eyelashes and my lips. Soft, like the touch of a fairy’s wings. So unlike the Daniel I saw early this morning. “But, dear Aviva. To crave love or anything like it is to chase something that you and I are no longer a part of.

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