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.

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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

Willow found her heart froze, and her brain grinded to a halt. 


“W-what?” she stammered. “I…the Oath!”


“You said it yourself,” Moorehouse replied. “She’s not human, none of them are. What’s more, we swore to never harm another living being. Do you really think that this creature, of whom there are books, movies, shows, an entire culture dedicated to, is human? How old even is this one? 100 plus at the very least? And the Headless Horseman you mentioned, how could you possibly call that living?”


“I…” Willow swallowed. “Sorry, you’re right. It’s just…strange, to complain about them, finally, then I find myself asked to commit the act of silencing one.”


Moorehouse nodded, though it didn’t reach his eyes. The gun rested far away from him, though a cross poked out of his pocket. Willow swallowed and took a step toward him. However, he held up a hand, and placed the stake on the ground before kicking it Willow’s way. She blinked, and Moorehouse took up the gun once more.


Chapter 24: For Love