Catarina
I lay in bed for several hours. It wasn’t until drops of liquid coated my lips. The sweetness had been what I was searching for. Slowly, my eyes opened. My mother hovered over me. A smile grew on her face. “It was a good thing we went to capture that halfling. I was worried it wouldn’t work.”
Licking my lips, the heaviness I had felt cleared gradually. My parched throat ached for more. “You brought him here?”
She nodded. “I would do anything for my little girl. Even if you aren’t so little anymore.” Her eyes crinkled. Pink stains dotted her cheeks.
“Mom, you’ll waste the blood you drank.”
She waved my concern away. “I’m allowed to cry tears of joy. You’ve finally found your mate. Even if you run from them. Now you’ll be able to give me grandkids.”
I was sitting up slowly but
