Originally posted July 2013 in serial format on the JWH Connection fan forum, this story is now posted here as a free download (see options below), as well as offered in print/ebook format in the vignette compilation, Cantrips: Volume #2.
A vignette featuring Daegan, Anwyn and Gideon of Vampire Mistress and Vampire Trinity of the Vampire Queen Series.
Background: In Bound by the Vampire Queen, it was mentioned that Gideon and Daegan had a friendly bet in play. When Lyssa asked Anwyn to give her the details, Anwyn replied: “Gideon thinks you’ll have to beat Lord Belizar to a bloody pulp to get him to listen to reason. Daegan thinks you’ll have to stake him and start from scratch. If Gideon wins”—she glanced at Daegan, confirming he was fine revealing the nature of the agreement—“he wants Daegan to set aside his Master role for one night. Gideon wants to . . . take Daegan.”
Long and short, Gideon won the bet (small spoiler for those who haven’t read BbtVQ, yes, but nothing big – you know we couldn’t kill off grumpy Lord Belizar), so this vignette is the long-awaited fulfillment of those terms.