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Andrerapped his ar down his ruddy cheeks "Oh, Glynis, Glynis I love you, dear sister I will do as you ask I cannot deny your request It just seeht, but I was afraid that you were unhappy I wanted to free you froland and that will make me so very happy It is all I ask of you Please proently whispered

"I promise, Glynis," my brother swore passionately "I promise you that I will help you"

I ith relief and despair Andrew is snagged in Vlad’s web and I have lured hi to Andrew in desperation

It still fills me as I write this I swear that no matter what happens, I will not allow my brother to endure the same fate as the rest of my family In the end, I would rather kill myself and destroy Vlad’s plans then ever allow Andrew to suffer

Chapter 27

The Journal of Lady Glynis Wright

8th of April, 1820

Buda, Hungary

This lasttime of my short life as a vampire After my emotional plea to h a hint of suspicion has lingered in his blue eyes, Andrew has held his tongue Around Vlad he is quite civil, bordering on extreme politeness

I suspect that he is a little fearful of Vlad Even dressed inwith his hair neatly trimmed, there is still a certain quickness to his movements and a coldness in his eyes that subtly reveal his predatory nature Wisely, Andrew has been reticent about discussing his own life in front of Vlad and always keeps the conversation geared toward Vlad’s own plans My brother is very clever I suppose it is a faret that I have not kept up withAndrew arrives at theSo, but mostly Andrew visits alone Much to my relief, now that Vlad is satisfied thatmy brother’s visits Very often he leaves us alone to reminisce

My time alone with Andrew means so very much to me After his initial aardness due to my veiled appearance and his displeasure over my new husband, Andrew has now taken up his old role of pesky, elder brother

I adore him, yet his presence has caused me some difficulties I have found it quite difficult to hunt efficiently In order to hunt, I have to beg off fro the day to inform my brother I a as stubborn as I, he has shown up while I was hunting and insisted that he see me immediately Unfortunately, Vlad often has to play the role of protective husband during these times and it has not helped them be fond of each other

Sadder yet, I have not able to natius at the appointed tireed to meet my new lover and Vlad had decided to join us I had considered sending Ignatius a e, but I cannot truly trust the servants I fear they are totally within the thrall of Vlad’s power I was quiteto overwhelm me My brother realized my state of ry

It wasto Vlad that I was not in the mood for visitors, even my own brother, and that the source ofht, ere especially jovial though We took a long walk and I felt much better I was able to hunt yesterday and the blood has refreshedthe banks of the river, we could not help but speak of the past

"Do you reed to re at each other," Andrew asked me abruptly

"Do I ever! Mother sht I would never be able to sit down again," I said with a laugh

"You very nearly decapitated rin

"Oh, yes! And then I fell off the library table and drove that old sword straight through the back of a chair!" I laughed at the memory I had been about ten at the time and always ready for adventure, which usually turned to mischief

"I remember Mother’s tirade in Italian to this day," Andrew recalled fondly "You could always tell how angry she was by whether or not your scolding was in English or Italian"

"Or by how fast she spoke," I reminded him

"Ah, yes You and I were an awful nuisance to Mother," Andrew said with a laugh

"I knoas frightful to Mother, but in the end, ere at peace," I said with a soft, bittersweet sigh

"I aht you were exactly like Mother Both of you were full of opinions, fierce and absolute towers of strength on top of being aht ofin my eyes and I raised a hand to wipe the ontoand i, you are still beautiful to me No matter what has happened, you are the h and nearly choked on ht I was horribly mutilated and in truth I was far more beautiful in my Undead condition than I had ever been in life "Oh, Andrew, you are so wonderful to htly and kissed the top of my head "I adore you, Glynis I do not want to leave you here"

"I will be fine, Andrew I promise you that I , Andrew, and no matter what happens in ht in the end I will never stop loving you and Angeline andlittle nephew"

"I cannot wait for you to see hihting back his tears

"Oh, dear! I do believe you are in for a bit of trouble then," I exclaier, then said, "Yes, yes, I do believe I had better start ha in the house as soon as I return to England"

"And reuard to watch it at all tih