“I won’t forget.” Tarin shouted after him, stopping Boyce in the doorway. “How can you even think I would, Boyce?”
“You have no choice, Tarin. What life can you have with someone who exists for barely more than a day a year? Were we free, I would show you the beauty and majesty of the night. I would court you, woo you, and only when you had given full and careful thought to the future, only then would I consider turning you and claiming you for eternity. You will leave this place, and I have no choice but to remain, never forgetting how close I came to paradise in your company.”
Gaping at the space where Boyce had been standing, Tarin realised Boyce had used his incredible speed to ensure Tarin couldn’t follow him. Tarin’s heart shattered and his chest constricted painfully. He turned to
