Do I feel ancient to you now?" he murmered. "Too different from the person you loved before you knew this?"

Her eyes were already glowing green, and her full lips parted. "No, you don't feel too ancient." Her voice was husky. "Or too different. You feel like mine. Whoever you were, whoever you are...you're mine."

Mencheres smiled, his fangs stretching to their full length. "So you have spoken, so it shall be decreed. For all eternity.