“One of Alastair’s hands grips onto the waist of Oliver’s torn jeans and the other rakes into that beautiful, curly mess of brown hair. 

Alastair finds himself pushing, starving for a kind of affection he has long lacked in his life. The curve of Oliver’s back increases as he leans into him. Alastair spreads his hand wide against the curve of Oliver’s spine and parts his lips in a further attempt to devour the other."

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The Vampiric Lenoir siblings enjoy a life of fame and wealth thanks to their parents' successes in selling ethical vampiric products in this modern world. Alastair, the middle child, has resigned himself to a life of service. Namely, keeping his siblings out of trouble and the good name of their parents out of the tabloids. That is until he meets a particularly handsome necromancer who claims to have invented plant-based vegan blood all on his own.

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Blood, Coffee, and Cream is written by N.S. Quinn, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Blood, Coffee, and Cream

Oliver jumps and blushes. He turns off the water and returns to begin fussing over the mess Alastair made of his hand.


“Well for starters, the plants didn’t exactly become carnivorous on their own. My school had very famously discovered cells from plants long since extinct. They were all kept on display for the botanical students benefit, but I couldn’t understand why necromancy couldn’t be used to revive extinctions. I know some animals and plants would wreak havoc on our current ecosystem, but this one strain of Dicentra…I saw the potential,” he rambles, trying and failing to work all the red from Alastair’s skin.


Alastair covers both his hands to capture Oliver’s in hope of halting his nervous ministrations. Oliver sighs heavily and glances up at Alastair. Alastair tries to look reassuring. Oliver takes another steadying breath.


Chapter 28: Hyacinth's Heart