Bloodlust Tea

I spent another hour in the chair, hiding my face, barely listening to the conversation between Kenmei, Dorian, Heathcliff, Gabe, and Hiro.

Professor Pops finally arrived along with the other four brothers. With his assurance that he'd fill them in later, he sent them home.

Then Kenmei led Professor Pops and me into another room. It was small, more like a closet, with just an organized brown desk and three straight back chairs.

Professor Pops patted my back kindly. "Tell us what happened, and don't leave anything out."

I relayed the events, including the embarrassing fact that I'd found pleasure in the guy biting me, sucking my blood.

Professor Pops and Kenmei exchanged a knowing look.

"Do you understand what happened?" I asked Professor Pops.

He cleared his throat and studied his hands.

His nervousness scared me worse than anything.

"Snow, I've known for some time that you'd been marked. I expected she would wait until after your sixteenth birthday to send him," Pops said. "That'