Lucas went stiff for a second, then relaxed. He wrapped his arms around her.Eva crawled up to him and dared to lay against his chest, feeling the warmth and hearing the heartbeat of it echo in her ear. She folded her wings delicately so she didn't bump into him as she lay against his chest, closing her eyes slowly, apprehensive that he might not like it.
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Xylo muttered simply "that's just what I was thinking." Xylo simply added "We just need to be ready for that day, whenever it comes. That's all." He muttered teasingly "Luckily my vampire will drink all the enemy's blood."
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River nodded. "We`ll make sure we`er ready." She gave him a quizzical look at the last part. "Drink their blood? You just had to make it weird."