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Why has my heart stopped!?

Panic blends with fear as my chest tightens. And feels heavier?

And then I stare, unable to move, as another drop of blood forms on the tip of my thumb.

It beads.

My heart stays still.

My hand stays frozen over the man’s face.

Storm clouds fill my lungs.

And then the drop of blood drips free.

Time warps as it falls agonizingly slowly.

My chest aches.

My heart still doesn’t beat.

And a weird sort of anticipation surrounds me as I watch the drop of my blood plunge perfectly between the man’s parted lips.

I start to sway.

Help!

The word echoes through my brain.

And the man’s eyes snap open.

They stare up into mine.

Solid black vampire eyes stare up into mine.

My heart slams back to life inside my chest.

I jerk back and trip over a crack in the stone.

I fall.

My hands reach for something to grab on to, but it’s too late.

I land on my ass.

My eyes close as pain ricochets up my tailbone.

I force them back open and blink at… my apartment.

“What the fu⁠—”

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