My Vampire Second Chance Mate

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d of its own. The trees encircling the space towered above us, their bare branches reaching out like fingers, casting long, eerie shado

ce was heavier now, like an invisible force pressing in on me from all sides.

er. I didn't know why I asked. The question felt unnecessary, y

he repeated, his voice steady but with an undertone that made me feel like he was tryi

m the truth, from my past, from the pain. But now, standing here with him, I knew there was no esc

the clearing, as if hoping something would make sen

d, his voice softening. "You came

r air. Something about them resonated deep within, but I couldn't

n this village, in this strange place, not with him. I had a past, a life I'd left behind, and eve

movements slow, deliberate. The air between us seemed to crackle, charged with something neither of us

e said softly, his voice carrying an edge

but another part, a part I couldn't quite control, yearned to

g despite my best efforts to remain composed.

his voice low but steady. "I know the pain

raw and vulnerable that I had never expected from him. It was gone as quickly as it appeared, but in that fleeting moment, I un

ng with a mix of confusion and a strange sens

there, watching me. His expression was unreadable, but

quietly. "I'm not here to take. I'm here

much I needed it until he said it. But I couldn't allow myself to fully accept t

to realize that I d

fa

on a mix of defiance and curiosity. I knew she wasn't ready to hear everything, not yet. But I couldn

id, my voice rougher than I intended. "We're all hau

e truth, afraid of what it might mean for her future. I understood that. I had spent centuries avoiding my own

I continued, my voice softer this time. "I'm her

hem of her sleeve. She wasn't ready to hear that. She wasn't re

t to let her disco

," I added, more to myself tha

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ing. The idea that he had been waiting for me made something in my chest tig

d always known him, even though I cou

ed, my voice barely audible against the rising

restraining himself. "You're already part of it, Sienna.

hould step away, or if I should let him explain. But every instinct in my b

You're more than you know. And I'm more than you can imagine.

ng running from my past, from the pain, from the betrayal that had shattered my world. But now, standing in the clearing with Ra

athering the courage to

fting to something far more serious. "A st

s. I didn't know if I was ready for it, but I knew one thing for