Willow Faron was a girl with big dreams. She dreams of helping people and making sure they would come home to their parents after helping them at her clinic in Portland, Oregon. But the day after she opened her clinic/home, she found it robbed, and her robber was a vampire. 

Caught between two worlds and forced to serve the vampire as their only human doctor under a Blood Oath, Willow’s dreams have turned away with the setting sun. Only the vampire in question draws her further and further into the Underground, a fantastical world where myths and fairy tales come to life.

And what’s more, Willow doesn’t want to say no.

***
Heaven help her. 

Willow didn’t know what came over her. She didn’t know why she did why she pressed her palm against Lilith, and ‘kissed’ her.

Was it the night's events making her frisky? Or was it simple desire?

Willow didn’t know, and she didn’t care. 

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Venipuncture is written by Damon Day, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.



Venipuncture

“Your family is freaking nuts,” Willow noted, and raised a brow as Lilith let out a loud snort. “I mean, a vampire princess, a headless horseman, a guy from literal myth, and I’m pretty sure I ran into the personification of winter before you showed up.”


“The Underground has many kinds,” Lilith said, and pressed herself closer to Willow.


They walked through the mundane world, the morning sun gently rising, with Willow keeping a large umbrella over their heads for Lilith’s protection.


“I guess. Still, do you think Yuki will be alright?” Willow asked, and Lilith blinked. 


“You treated her, would she not be?”


“It was equal parts human and fox problems,” Willow answered. “I have a nearly complete understanding of human biology, not…half fox biology.”


“That’s fair,” Lilith replied. “And…on that note, I was thinking about something.”


“Your home needs a few defenses.” Lilith put a finger to her chin. “How do you feel about gargoyles?”


Chapter 17: Troubles and Trials