I wasn’t naive enough to believe in love at first sight, but having woken me from my sleep there was a bond with Philip, a bond that made me feel safe, secure and more than anything left me wanting to have fallen in love at first sight.

Perfect. Do you have a jacket?” Relaxing slightly, I let out a laugh. “Clearly you’ve never dated a Northern girl before. We don’t need jackets.

Here’s what all the stories forget to mention; life goes on around the cursed.

I frown and turn in the direction he tells me to find Ivy sauntering towards us with her hands on her hips and a skirt that's far too short to be called that. Oh wow, I'm turning into a middle-aged woman. Next thing I know, I'll be referring to it as a belt and telling her she'll get frostbite.

Here's what all the stories forget to mention; life goes on around the cursed.

The dial tone sounded, freeing me from his questions for at least another week or so. It was difficult to tell when he’d call. After the first year, I’d worked out his pattern and stopped answering. A year later, he’d figured out that’s what I was doing and varied his calls.

I can’t talk, I’m busy making you tea,” I grumbled. I flicked the kettle on, hoping the noise would drown him out.William stared at me for a second, blinking slowly. “Are you passively-aggressively making me tea?”“Correct.

It was amazing what some vampires would believe anything if you promised them what they wanted.

Patiently, I let the rotary dial of my old-fashioned spin to combine the phone number that my “fiancé” had had for the last century.

Tradition is just peer pressure from dead people, William,