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55|Poking The Beast
~Rory~
I’ve been watching Elijah sleep, fascinated by how calm and serene his face was. I didn’t even know that vampires sleep as well. Sure they need to rest, but he kind of snores, which I found so damn adorable.
Smiling to myself, I bit my lip and traced his face with my eyes. His dark curls had fallen in waves, covering almost half of his face. Long dark lashes kissed his cheeks, concealing his steely gray eyes I love staring at me with fondness. Soft freckles dusted the perfect slope of his nose, leading down to his slightly parted lips.
I couldn’t help it. I reached to gather his hair, tucking the soft fallen curls in the back of his ears.
He stirred awake, eyelids parting, as I smiled shyly for waking him up. “Hi.”
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