Page 82 of Love Bleeds
"I'm well aware."
"What would you want with that blood?" I asked, only to give myself time to think. I didn't think I was ever going to have kids, but what if I did? Accidents happened, right? As much as I needed Vlad's phone number, I couldn't sell my firstborn's blood without evaluating the consequences.
"You know what I want. I want to do research. I don't know why everyone always has to assume I have something sinister in mind."
"What would you do if I went back on my word?"
Puck eyed me critically. "Would you? No, I don't believe you would."
"If I'm promising you this, you'll also tell me how to use my magic."
The witch smiled again. "You drive a hard bargain."
"I played a merchant in our lastD&Dsession." I don't know why I told Puck that. Maybe just to see the look of confusion on his face. It was nice to see that he didn't know everything either.
"Those fantasy games you're so fond of?" he asked. "Interesting."
"So do we have a deal now?" I asked.
"We do indeed." Puck offered me his hand, and we shook on it.
