"Aiden, I want us to perform a Blood Rite."
Aiden was sitting in the garden with a thick history book sprawled across his legs when Ryan came home and shared the news.
He put down the book and gave his lover a quizzical look.
"Blood Rite?"
Aiden blinked at his lover in disbelief. A day after his sudden proposal, the elder vampire came up with the idea to perform a Blood Rite with him. How many more surprises did he hide inside his sleeves?
"The Blood Rite is a vampiric rite that hailed from more than five hundred years ago," Ryan explained. He took a seat next to Aiden and draped his arm around his lover's slender waist. "In the past, it used to serve as a wedding ceremony between two vampires who vow eternal love and loyalty to each other."
"I know what a Blood Rite is," Aiden said.
"Oh?"
"Professor Clement talked about it last semester. I thought that it was interesting, so I looked it up."
"Ah."
