07/02/2026 16:42

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My oath is not so lightly shaken off now, ma petite. As if he were a painting that held color and line, and beauty, but not life, as if telling the secret sucked something precious away from him. And they began to drift away. We don't need federal help here.

I lost my head, a little. Flew up like fucking birds, straight up. There were states where that alone would get him put on a short list, a list of vampires that were getting dangerous. The last thing I wanted to do was be trapped in a car with Requiem, but I didn't have time to argue.