Kynessie

If I weren’t already a vampire and dead, I would swear that I was dead. I felt like death warmed over. I turned over to stare at the ceiling. I winced when I did this. My whole body hurt; I think I found muscles I had no idea I had. I decided that sleep was still more important, but as I started to doze back off, I felt the bed dip down. I debated about telling whoever it was to get the fuck off my bed, but as the sparks coursed through me, I knew who it was. A smile spread across my face as I felt a kiss pressed to my temple.

“I know you're awake, my little darkling.” Tiernan’s gravelly voice whispered in my ear.

Hearing his voice created a new feeling as I squeezed my legs together. I rolled over, which caused me to wince, and a small whine escaped my lips, but I was determined to bury myself in his chest. I took a deep breath and let his scent sink into me as I began to slip back into dreamland. Just as sleep was creeping back into my stomach reminded me that I hadn’t