Page 46 of The Vegan Vamp


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"If I do this, I risk my wedding to Cherry."

My brother looked up at the ceiling. "Why are you so stubbornly set on this path?"

"Because I don't want to be tied down," I snapped.

"Marriageisbeing tied down. It's just what it is. But the difference with your soulmate is that you don't mind. You want to be tied down because then you know that you're bonded. You know the other person is never going to break your heart." Copper set his glass down on the table. "Listen. I can smell the bond all over you now. If Mom and Dad, and heaven forbid Moira, meet Cherry, which they will because uh yeah, you're getting married, they are going to know Cherry isn't the one for you. Do you honestly think Mom will let you go through with this?"

"She's a vamp, Copper."

My brother's gaze snapped to mine. "Excuse me?"

"A vampire."

"No."

"Yep." I sighed. "We can't have children."

"Mom is going to lose it."

"It doesn't matter. I'm marrying Cherry."

"Do you want children?"

"Not now," I admitted, "but eventually, yes."

"Something will change by then," Copper said. "It has to."

I shook my head. "Portia seems to know something but it's too risky. If for some horrible reason I married Maron and she became pregnant before the laws were changed, we'd have to run."

"Dude. This blows."

"Yeah."

"So this is why you're so resistant."

I shook my head. "Not entirely. It's a reason but not the main one. I wish I were that noble. Cherry is easier. I like my freedom too much."

"I had no idea you were such an asshole," Copper said before he stood up and headed to the kitchen.

"Neither did I," I muttered to myself.