{"id":41,"date":"2011-06-01T02:52:42","date_gmt":"2011-06-01T02:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patriciaesposito.wordpress.com\/?p=41"},"modified":"2011-06-01T02:52:42","modified_gmt":"2011-06-01T02:52:42","slug":"41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patriciaesposito.com\/?p=41","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My novel <em>Beside the Darker Shore<\/em> is due out this June. Arturo and Stephen are getting antsy waiting. They&#8217;d like to say hello via a short scene.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen is a human blood prostitute in love with Boston&#8217;s human governor David Gedden. He wants the vampire Arturo to change David into a vampire so he can satisfy his lust for bloodletting with the man he loves. In this scene they&#8217;ve just abandoned David in a vampire club at the mercy of hungry vampires. (For reference, Alec is founder of Boston&#8217;s peaceful community of vampires.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Arturo spotted Stephen beside the black traffic light, waiting to cross back to Alec\u2019s splendid new vampire park. He met up with him before the light changed. He could feel Stephen\u2019s heat already, five feet away, two feet. His breathing heavy and molten right through his chest.<\/p>\n<p>Arturo pressed him against the light post, swept back the black satin hair, and placed a hand on Stephen\u2019s burning forehead. \u201cWhat do you want from him?\u201d With his thumbs, he gently closed Stephen\u2019s eyelids, closed those warm and frightened eyes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know what I need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Frustrated, Arturo let him go. \u201cI can\u2019t make him a vampire if he won\u2019t acquiesce.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t have him any other way. If he won\u2019t take your blood, then he\u2019s useless to me. They\u2019re not figuring out how to reverse immortality. That Elena, she just wants more immunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arturo studied Stephen, then checked back at the club entrance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, do I rescue him?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stephen started across the street. \u201cI\u2019ll be at the park. I don\u2019t need to watch the asshole fall in love with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arturo laughed delighted, and called after Stephen, \u201cCan you blame him, <em>mi bello<\/em>?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My novel Beside the Darker Shore is due out this June. Arturo and Stephen are getting antsy waiting. They&#8217;d like to say hello via a short scene. Stephen is a human blood prostitute in love with Boston&#8217;s human governor David Gedden. 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