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"Nothingsure the plants are healthy And of course I let him feed from me soed "Sure It’s a small price to pay"

"Does he feed from all his followers?"

"I think so Why?"

"Vinca, you’re aware that when a vaht?"

"Yeah, so?"

I shook et it "Don’t you see? If he’s feeding fro whatever powers you possess for hi"

She frowned "I am happy to share my poith hiet to overcome the oppressors"

I glanced at her drink She’d barely touched it, which contradicted my theory she was suddenly drunk "Oppressors?"

"You know, the Doue?" she said Her voice had risen with the fervor of the converted "The institutions that have fostered enht, the I’d underesti her talk just then I realized she was actually fully invested in Clovis’ doctrine

"Clovis only wants to save us fro some blood helps him do that, then so be it"

"Okay," I said slowly "So how does he plan to unite everyone?"

She took another sip of her drink "By spreading his ain "What does thisyou directly, let me ask you a question"

I leaned into the booth withthe back of the seat "Shoot"

"Do you ever get tired of being an outcast?"

I sat up straight,to inalized as y by the humans We’re forced to blend in or hide in the shadows, afraid of discovery But, in fact, we’re the superior beings"

I was beginning to understand "Ah, so Clovis really wants us to unite against Ada

"Exactly," she said "Not to wipe them out, mind you, but to finally take our place as the leaders of the earth As the sons and daughters of Lilith, it’s our right to rule"

I rolledwhat she’d said It h I still wasn’t sure how Clovis intended to accomplish any of it

"When he called me, Clovis mentioned you were a bit reluctant to join our cause," she continued "But Sabina, I can tell you without a doubt in my mind that Clovis’s intentions are noble"

"I’m sure they are But you have to understand that it’s quite an adjusto from one master to another so quickly"

"Ask yourself this," she said She leaned forward and placed a slender hand on my arm "Did you ever feel loved by the Dominae? Did they ever promise toyou It’s a gift I predict you’ll thank hi it"

I shifted in aze It was tie the subject "Listen, I need to hit the bathrooed the rest of her Shirley Temple A delicate burp erupted from her Cupid’s-bow h the dense croondering where I could score a quick bite Usually, clubs like this one had private roo an unknown in these parts, I wasn’t sure how I’d be received, especially if the neas varata with the Dominae had spread this far north

I ot the attention of the young vamp who’d served us earlier He leaned on the bar in front of me "What’ll it be?"

I leaned in close, so as not to be overheard by thethe bar like thirsty wolves "Do you have anything ‘organic’ back there?"

His eyebrows knitted "Sorry, you have to buy your weed elsewhere" He started to go, but I grabbed his arm

"Not weed Blood"