There's a very real chance that the vampire marks would drag me down to the grave with him.

"Nathaniel and I were discussing some side effects of marrying the vampire marks."

That I had two vampire marks on me and was losing my soul a piece at a time.

But a vampire mark was a little harsh for a mild concussion.

He couldn't read my mind anymore, one point for not having vampire marks.

It was one of the benefits of the vampire marks.

I'd have been able to do it without a single vampire mark or a drop of extra power.

At least my necromancy should have felt it, if not the vampire marks.

I know that you find it difficult to control the powers of the vampire marks when we are together.

But she couldn't sense vampire marks, or she'd have known I wasn't his servant.