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boys were dead and gone before I even became a vampire. At the rate I’m going, I will never die, never see them again.”
    “Don’t say that!” Lily pulled back. “Peter has promised—”
    “No, we have to make our own future. I know Peter has influence over the fates, but after so many hundreds of years . . . I miss it all.”
    Lily lowered her head to look down at her floor-length strapless gown and noted her toes peeking out underneath. She sighed, admitting to herself she missed her human days, but she didn’t have an attachment to anyone special enough to make the risk of changing worthwhile.
    Martin lifted her chin with his fingertips so her gaze could meet his. “Isn’t there anything you miss?”
    She turned her head back toward the mirror. “Of course there is. Have you seen the way I drool when I walk by the bakery downtown? I’ve been craving apple pie for almost seventy years!”
    “Lily, you can have it again. You can have Ryan back. Please, just think about it.”
    Martin was fighting dirty. Ryan was her only weakness. Her need for her husband had driven her through the years. She didn’t know if she could give up the path she had set for herself so long ago.
    “I promise to think about it.” Lily reached for the necklace on the dresser in front of her. 
    Martin took it from her and placed it around her neck. 
    She smiled her dutiful daughter smile as her eyes met his in the mirror. “All right, let’s get to the party we have been waiting a decade for.”

    A white silk tent swayed in the breeze as the night winds began to blow. It picked up the scents of the fresh cut grass and the lilacs that decorated the entire area.
    “You’ve outdone yourself.” Filipp wrapped his arm around Lily’s waist.
    “No, this is Martin’s baby.” Lily leaned into her friend and rested her head against his shoulder.
    “Well, good for him. He is still going forward with everything?” 
    Filipp had been a close confidant throughout Martin’s trials. Lily often wondered if Filipp would partake of the elixir of life Martin had concocted. “Yes, I’m not sure how the rest will take it. I’m worried, but he has set his path. There is nothing I can do to stop him.”
    Filipp noticed Martin as he approached the head of their group, ready to announce his plan. “Let me get you a drink for the toast.”
    Lily shook her head at seeing a bottled beverage resting on the table beside them. Even though her mouth watered at the sight and smell of the fresh human blood ̶  ̶ donated earlier that night ̶  ̶ she felt it wrong to partake. “Not tonight.”
    “Lily.” Filipp took her hand and placed a crystal goblet full of crimson delight in it. “If Martin goes through with this, it might be the last time you are able to toast with him. Who knows how many will gather for the next Blood Feast.”
    Lily nodded and held a firm grasp on the goblet as they gazed upon Martin who began his toast.
    “Today we celebrate the friends we have, and the friends yet to come. Please join me in a toast to the essence of life we possess, and the life we still have yet to live.”
    Lily smiled and brought the goblet to her lips. Before she could get a drop in her mouth, she felt a tug at her elbow and the goblet fell to the ground. “Debir, look what you made me do,” she whispered before he crooked his finger and beckoned her to follow him out of the tent. She made her way out while the vampires around her remarked at the delectable flavor of the blood.
    “Don’t worry about that. Someone will take care of it.”
    “What are you doing?” Lily was more than a little surprised when Debir took her into his arms. There was no doubt she was attracted to him with his messy brown hair and cinnamon-colored eyes.
    “I just wanted to steal a moment with my favorite girl. It was getting a little stuffy in there for my taste. I brought a bottle of your favorite.” Debir reached behind the tree beside them and produced a