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—We are all dying— she told me. —Even something of the immortal will die—“ What?”— Meaning—Heather Heffner
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The lanterns filled the sky, pulsing with the harmonious light of fireflies, and a great host of ghosts departed from the earth to join them. The higher they rose into the zenith of the heavens, the further night was chased back, until a great and radiant being resumed its throne in the sky.Heather Heffner
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I’d like to sit there, ” I said softly to the girl sitting in front of the other mirror. She scampered. I took over her abandoned make-up and painted my face. Red cheeks, to attract hungry vampyre glances. Black liquid eyeliner and mascara, to draw attention away from my bitter eyes. My silky-thin, raven hair, undone in waves over my bare shoulders. The magenta shade of apple gloss on my lips, to make them plump and inviting. Finally, a strapless golden dress that hugged my hips and not much lower. I stood up, feeling the cold air slide down the bare skin of my back like fingers, and panicked. I couldn’t wear something like this! Not without a cardigan! A light dress jacket, at least! I took a gulp of Amrit’s wine and detached myself from the fretting child in my head. Then I strode from the sleeping chambers.Heather Heffner
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The Bloodsucker Queen has lived for what, a millennium? She can wait on her decaying ass a little while longer.Heather Heffner
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We’re only five years apart, ” I said defiantly. “If you look at some of those dysfunctional vampyre relationships, we’re near normal.Heather Heffner