EVELESSAAretha thinks I should have let him mark us instead of my apparent hesitation, the thought follows me up the stairs, into the silence where the walls still smell like fresh paint and unfamiliar air. New state, new house, new life, same old danger, wrapped in a familiar name. I close my door and exhale harshly holding onto my heart to get a handle on my fast beating heart.My neck still tingles where his mouth hoovered. I wanted him to go ahead and mark me yet I have countless reservations and I just want to be fully prepared so I'm being careful.I feel my phone vibrate and check it, finding a new message from Aretha.Aretha:You're pacing again aren't you?. I snort. Of course she knows. Aretha always knows, she's been my anchor since the move. She's sharp tongued, intuitive,far too comfortable with the supernatural for someone who pretends she isn't.ME:I'm sitting on the floor, actually spiralling with dignity.Three dots appear, disappear, then reappear.ME:Bites can do
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