SEVENTY-TWO

SERAPHINA POV

He hesitates for a little bit longer. I whimper in his arms as the tears I was holding back finally start to fall. I then feel his fangs sink slowly into my neck. He holds himself still before he retracts his fangs and takes two small pulls. He then swipes his tongue over my skin, sealing his bite. He puts his head back into the cruck of my neck.

I feel as his body tries to reject the blood, but I know what he had taken wasn't even enough to get to his stomach before it was absorbed into his bloodstream. It isn't long before his breathing evens out and I can feel that he has fallen into sleep. I allow myself to relax and join him in sleep shortly after.

I am awoken a little later by a soft knock on the door. I move slightly and lift my hand, signalling the female in the doorway to enter. It isn't long before I see Teresa standing on the other side of the bed.

"Can I?" she whispers

"Of course, he woke up and now he is actually sleeping."

"His temperature has increased. It