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Dracula #27(6.4) by J L Hayes

“Someday I’ll be married, I suppose. My brothers too.” Andrei didn’t sound overly excited at the prospect, more resigned to its inevitability. What society expected, even in such a small place as Bistritz. “Still, it would be nice to know some of those ladies,” he added wistfully.

“Some of them are nice,” Avram admitted. To be honest, his acquaintance with the ladies who frequented the seamier sides of Vienna was limited and was usually on Nico’s behalf, never his own. Not in a sexual way, either. But occasionally, his needs weren’t easily met by other methods, and there were women who didn’t mind being paid for their blood. Avram let them believe his employer was a bit eccentric but harmless, and Dracula always blurred their minds so that their time together was a fond memory. He never harmed

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Jonlyn of the Urionites: Part 12 by J Ray Lamb

The next morning found Narthun and Jonlyn sound asleep, bodies entwined under the furs on their bed. The sun streaming in through the windows cast the room in shades of gold and the sparkle of dust motes.

Narthun woke first, yawned, and rested his head on Jonlyn’s furry chest.

“So many things last night.” Narthun mused as he nuzzled his face Jonlyn’s fur, “So many things that I had longed to do with another man. That I had been too afraid to even try. How would I find someone like me?  Ever since we arrived in Elm Woods…

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