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He slapped her hand away, then slapped her cheek She fell to the floor weeping

I stared at her ide, unblinking eyes I wanted to kill the htly in his arms as she wept in desperate fear I could feel no pity for any of theh me Because of them my family was dead and I was a vampire Now that Vlad had released the

"Not now," Vlad said fir me away from the parlor

As alked toward the front doors, Brice appeared, pacing us He did not utter a word, but opened the door for us, bowing slightly As I passed hi into our cloaks, Vlad and I exited the palace toward our waiting carriage

"They are yours now Do as you please Not tonight, but another"

As he lifted e, I reached out to touch his face "Why, Vlad?"

He lowered round to taketo kill me," he said with a sazed up at hier toward you"

"I would expect nothing less," he answered limmered with deep e his full lips against my forehead, he held me to hi away froive him a fierce look

"And you are a contrary wo into the seat, I drew my cloak aroundI could feel the blood lust raging in hter them all Then I could set Brice free and perhaps find soravatedmoment of silence

I snorted at this, but he had a point Fluffing e rolled down the drive and doard the heart of Buda

"It is ti and to dispatch the past It is time for us both to eland We shall be powerful together," Vlad continued in a low voice His hand slid under mine and he held it loosely "Can you not see that?"

I slowly looked at hie I would kill his mortal servants he had so kindly released to me After that, I would then find a way to kill hinatius

"I shall give you all you desire," Vlad proe turned down a narrow lane We passed an overturned cart that had cut off our passage hoht it

"You shall see that I can rant you the life they desired for you," his voice droned on

The squalid housing of the poor rose up around us The stench of the streets assailed my senses

"I realize you do not understand fully all that you are, but I shall correct this," Vlad’s voice continued in his native tongue

Keeping s slip past theI heard so to concentrate on the sound

It sounded like a lish

"I shall return you to the life you deserve," Vlad vowed, then kissed my hand

"Youtoward hie

Chapter 33

The Journal of Lady Glynis Wright - Continued

Glass shattered, then flaulfed ht fire Vlad rippedhis cloak, he tried to put out my dress as I continued to shriek in pain Fla afire

The horses screae crazily rolled about We slae lurched to one side Vlad hooked one hand underdoor off its hinges and hurled it away Flinging e before hiht with the reins, e careen wildly fro into the street The carriage began to shatter apart into burning wreckage The terrified horses raced away into thein fiery debris behind theered to the driver The ain, there was the shatter of glass and fla up around me I screa ht air The loud cracks of rifles filled the night and sharp, terrible stabs pierceddown, I saw the vampire hunters on the rooftops of the ho torches and rifles We had been ales of a large building I voered, unable to stand With horror, I realized my dress was burned to tatters and that my arm and chest were blackened The pain was i blood and I realized I had been shot more than once Vlad, too, was injured, but not nearly as badly as I

"Vlad," I gasped, falling to natius His arently lowered me to the roof His dark blue eyes were full of fear I almost uttered his name before I realized what folly that would be

"Vlad, you ently

Vlad fell to his knees beside natius a sharp look, and said in a de here?"

"I happened to be in the area when I sahat renatius answered "I immediately hurried to find and assist you" His dark blue eyes were eerily bright and he looked fierce

Vlad growled, "Such consideration, brother, for the safety of one you despise"

Gripping lared at Vlad "I despise you no more than I do myself Now, feed her and let us be off before the dhamphir comes"

Vlad slashed his neck "Drink, Glynis, and heal"

Weakly, I wrapped my arm about Vlad’s shoulders and pressed my lips to his throat His blood filled hts of the rich, thick vitae

"Do not let her drink too ht"

I could feel Ignatius’ hand holding rily, and I felt my secret lover reluctantly withdraw his hand

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