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hands on the arms of her chair held her in place.
    “Oh, I assure you, it’s more than just possible. It’s real. As am I.”

    Dmitri felt his fangs aching…dropping…and he knew she would see everything. It was time. He smiled. She gasped.
    “Oh my God. You’re…you’re…”
    “Vampire.” His voice vibrated through the room, and he knew she was affected. He detected a slight trembling of her lithe body.
    “You’re crazy! There’s no such thing.”
    “I beg to differ.” His smile widened as she brought her fingers up, as she had in the dream, to test the sharpness of his feeding teeth.
    Like in the dream, she felt the sharpness of his tooth but pulled back before it could pierce her skin. He found himself disappointed. How he wanted to taste her.
    “You’re not kidding, are you? This isn’t some kind of elaborate joke?”
    Her voice was soft with wonder and a touch of fear. All in all, she was taking this better than he would have credited. It had been decades since he’d had to reveal himself to any mortal and such revelations usually did not go so well.
    “I’m afraid not. I am, as they say, the real deal.”
    “Are you going to kill me?” She asked it straight out, with a courage he admired.
    He shook his head. “I had given it some thought, but you are too interesting to destroy, Carly. Too intelligent.” He stroked her soft hair away from her face. “Too beautiful.”
    “Then what are you going to do with me? Why show yourself?”
    He stepped back, releasing her chair completely. He paced away a short distance, his eyes following her movements as she straightened her sleeves unnecessarily.
    “Now we come to the crux of the matter.” He sighed. “I have been watching you for some time. Since you moved into the farmstead, in fact.”
    “The farm? Why?”
    His gaze pinned her. “Because I live there as well.” He paused but she made no comment. “Under your home, several stories down into the earth is a replica of the farmstead. I have been living there in peace and safety for over a century. For all that time, the same family owned the land and house above and we peacefully co-existed until old Jacob died. He had no family to leave the place to in his will, so it was sold.”
    “To me.” Her voice was a surprisingly calm whisper.
    “To you,” he agreed with a nod. “Now I am faced with the problem of a mortal inhabiting the space above me who has no idea of my existence and no loyalty to the agreement I had with Jacob’s ancestors, binding on all subsequent generations. That agreement is, in effect, null and void now that their line is ended.”
    “So you want to make a new agreement with me?”
    He smiled. “I thought so at first.” He moved closer to her once again.
    “But?” she prompted.
    “But I recently became dissatisfied with the old arrangement. I want to broker a new deal with you, Carly. A much more intimate deal.” His hands framed her face, tilting her head up to his. “I want you, Carly. In my bed at night and safeguarding my rest during the day.”
    “Does this also include…um…my blood?”
    His smile turned carnal. “Indeed. I want to taste you, Carly. I want to drink you and take your essence into myself. But I won’t hurt you. I will only bring you pleasure, like I’ve been doing in our shared dreams, only much, much better.”
    “Oh, God.” She was overwhelmed by him…by everything.
    “I can see I’ve given you a great deal to think about.” He stood and headed for the door. “Finish your work here and I’ll see you home.” He turned to look at her, his dark eyes pinning her in place. “I’ll give you a bit of time to decide, Carly, but I can’t wait long. I want you more than any woman I’ve ever met and believe me, that is saying something. Call my name, and I will come when you’re ready to leave.”

    How she got through the final installation and testing, she never knew. Around four in the morning, the job was finally done. True,