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Cneajna growled atNow!"

I stopped spinning and shrugged "Very well"

Cneajna grabbed hold of irl who took it"

I letquite dazed I had damned myself to this world with my ridiculous wishes I had killed my family Yet, in this moment, this red hazy moment, I could barely remeypsies finishing the preparations for their evening htened expressions thatslowly toward thereet Cneajna, her wrinkled face sweaty and fearful Her coal black hair glistened in the firelight as she ran a gnarled hand over it fretfully "How may I serve you, my Mistress?"

"Which one, Glynis?"

I huether "H?" I could see Cneajna was about to lose her patience, but I really did not care

I narrowed ypsies I could feel soed

"Well?"

It was if some inner fire had exploded withinand my skin was flushed with the heat My hair shier!"

Cneajna laid a gentle hand on my ar"

Her cool touch settled the fire slightly "She is not here"

"If one of my people have displeased you in anyway, I will-"

"Silence!" Cneajna snapped at Ilona, cutting her off "One of your woypsy woman sauntered into the kitchen in the company of two hira, do you knoho took a ring fro one?" Ilona asked

The wo in a sea of white

"You!" I snarled at her

Before Cneajna could react, I vaulted across the roo men attempted to interceptinto the night after the girl

I could hear Cneajna chasingherself for her stupidity under her breath "Do not kill her! We are not allowed to kill the attention to rules Arghira ran into a hut and slarily, I struck the door, breaking off the sharp tips of er, the ypsy clan snatched up torches and whatever sharp instru toward rowling at the cries of the frightened woman trapped within her dismal little hut echoed in the darkness I was crazed with the hunger and her cries only made me even more famished I battered the door with such fierce blows, the wood cracked and splintered

"Glynis! Stop! This is forbidden Get the ring and let it be!"

The gypsies shouted angrily, obviously frightened to irl Ilona appeared in the courtyard, crying out for them to stand back least we kill them all

"Glynis, please, stop!" Cneajna moved rapidly towardin every direction With a shriek of glee, I rushed into the darkness within Cneajna was just behind rabbed hold ofred hair and wrenched ypsies!"

I was crazed Desperate Hungry I struck Cneajna with the back of o of the girl!"

The er!"

The gypsy girl cowered on her knees before us, her arrip ofCneajna’s dress

"She is not yours to kill"

"Ithe poor girl with ypsies As I pulledprey toward the castle, they yelled attheir torches I hissed at them, furious with their impertinence

The doorway to the kitchen suddenly filled by the presence of Prince Vlad Dracula His dark green eyes burned as he stared out at the dra here?"

"They ca one-" Ilona babbled just before Cneajna slapped her

Vlad looked sharply at his blond Bride "Cneajna, explain!"

The beautiful vaypsies "My Master, Glynis-"

"I hunger," I interrupted i with irl"

Vlad see into a shted to hear of your desire to feed, but I forbid the killing of our servants Once they are gone, ill serve us?"

"I want her," I said in a low, fierce voice

"Release her!"

"No!"

Vlad suddenly advanced onhis hand to strikeaway

Cneajna rushed forward "Please, ! We caer overwhelmed Glynis! Have mercy!"