“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

They all get ready together at Alastair’s apartment. Even Lea shows up to fret over her brother and update them on the web of influencers and activists she has on the ready to spread the evidence that they had yet to hunt down. 


“Do any of them have any further insight into illegal transactions my parents may have had? Surely someone has some connection to a bad deal,” Alastair remarks, irritably fixing his tie until Virdia smacks his hands and does it for him. 


“Unfortunately, no—” Lea grumbles, before getting distracted by Oliver. “Is that my eyeliner? I’ve been looking for that for days!” she complains, before sighing and returning to original thought, Oliver sniggering beside her.


“There’s been an uptick in unreported disappearances, but unfortunately, that’s not that uncommon as it gets hotter and some people don’t have anywhere to find relief,” she informs solemnly. 


Chapter 43: Unfamiliar Familiarity