He sighed and nodded. “Yes, it did.” “Do you think trueborn blood would have the same effect on me?” “It’s definitely worth trying. Here, have some of mine,” he offered. “That won’t be necessary.” I grinned and winked at him. “Anhubis is volunteering. You fed me enough times in the past few days.” Anhubis started to protest, but Hesrah’s hand squeezing his shoulder made him reconsider. So he had his very own crush on her, good to know! He undid the first few buttons of his shirt to offer me his neck again, but I stopped him and took his wrist instead. With the multiplying intensity of feelings here on Earth, maybe it was better to steer clear of his jugular. I took long pulls of his blood, until I felt Anhubis’s pulse getting weaker, making him wobbly. I handed him a few of my bags of

