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been a British aristocrat far too long to find such things commonplace
or funny. Adam just laughed at his upper-crust offense.
Would you grow up? Drew asked with a sigh. Seriously, you
are ridiculous.
My sentiments exactly, Jason agreed.
Adam laughed all the harder. Hey, you two, quit ganging up on
me. Both Drew and Jason snorted. With a wave of Jason s hand, all
the candles in the room sprang to life.
This power of yours is handy, he thought to Jason as the flames
flickered. Jason agreed. He barely remembered a time when he didn t
have the power Adam complimented. All right, Bram. I need you to
concentrate on breathing in and out. Meld your energy with mine,
Adam said, closing his eyes to begin the ritual.
Drew sat across from him and dragged the blade in his hand
across both of his open palms and let the flow drip onto the salt. The
vampire identified the noise immediately, and Jason s nostrils
twitched and his eyes popped open as the coppery scent of blood
invaded his nostrils. He hadn t fed in several days, and as the blood
permeated the air, his fangs elongated and his mouth watered.
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Spirit blood is poisonous to your kind, Drew warned. He looked
a bit wary of the obviously hungry vampire. Only lifemates can feed
off one another.
Jason nodded finally, giving the blood a last longing look. He
imagined that a lifemate was like an alchemy mate in that way. When
this is over I m going to have to find a blood bag to munch on until I
can hunt. He took several deep breaths, closed his eyes, and tried to
ignore his growling stomach.
A lyrical language filled the air that Jason had never heard before.
His ear tried to pick up a thread of the words, but it sounded more like
bells than any words he d ever heard. The chanting increased in
intensity. The air seemed to thicken with tension. He shivered, and his
body broke out into a cold sweat. His vampire nature growled and
fought against the foreign energy welling inside him.
Easy, Bram, Adam soothed, his invisible hands petting Jason s
back in slow circles. We re almost done.
I feel out of control, Jason said. His mind was spinning, and his
stomach twisted in protest.
It s because I m absorbing your energy, Adam explained, his
mouth still spouting the language that was making Jason nauseous.
A human would die from this. Jason groaned.
Drew s voice rose with Adam s own. In unison their voices rose
in a crescendo, their words echoing off the walls. Jason screamed
internally as streaks of pain shot up and down his body. His back
bowed in agony.
Hold on, Jason, just a little longer, Adam begged. Jason could
feel that the spirit was worried at Jason s pain level. It was rising
steadily with each passing second. He couldn t even speak past the
ache.
Drew moved suddenly, stabbing the knife that he d used to cut
him into Jason s chest. It moved between the ribs on the right side of
his body with ease, sliding deep. Jason gasped in surprise. Blood
sprayed from the wound, and Drew whispered an apology. Jason
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grunted in pain. Fuck. Was that supposed to happen? They re trying
to kill me.
All at once both spirits fell silent. Jason s eyes slid open. The
muscles in his face protested the movement. Did it work? Please say
it worked, Jason asked, his voice scratchy. Adam? He asked in his
mind. Adam? he questioned again.
He felt oddly bereft at the silence that answered him. Maybe
something had happened. Fear lacerated him. What if that zombie guy
had done something to kill the demon? He felt numb, his limbs not
functioning.
Adam? he slurred in question. He was losing too much blood,
but he couldn t seem to get past the idea that Adam was gone. His
vision blurred, and he began the descent into unconsciousness.
They ve killed me. His world narrowed into pinpricks of light. He
swallowed and gave a resigned sigh. A thousand years wasn t a short
life, and it wasn t like he was happy anyway. That was the last
thought he had before sliding into the black abyss.
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Chapter Five
Adam. Adam, wake up. Drew s voice brought him to
wakefulness. Adam s eyes popped open, and he stretched his new
limbs experimentally. It felt good to be in his own body again.
How s the vampire doing? Adam asked, sitting up. Jason was
naked on the floor on the other side of the room. Drew stood in front
of him, blocking his view. He hoped Jason was resting a bit. He felt
terrible for zapping his lifemate of energy like that. He would
definitely make it up to him later. Visions of dinner dates and tangled
sheets chased themselves through his head. Oh, yeah. He was going to
show Jason just how much the vampire really wanted to submit to
him. More than that, he wanted Jason to realize that Adam was
boyfriend material.
Why didn t you use his power to fuel the ritual? Christ, Adam,
that took a lot of juice, Drew said, wrapping a sheet round Adam s
shoulders. His black hair was wet from sweat. He looked extremely
nervous for some reason.
I did use his energy, Adam said crossly. It was hurting him
something fierce for me to suck it out of him like a damn leech.
Yeah, well, it wasn t enough, Drew said with a sigh. He moved
out of the way, revealing the other side of the room. Jason lay in a
pool of his own blood amid the salt circles.
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