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Reginald never caught a break Ever since he was a child, he was always second to his sister Sophia was the epitoered hi but disappointue so frequently that it never shocked him Not anymore

He was lucky to make it out of the palace before Sophia turned on him Even with that little bit of blood, she wastiinald wanted power He was sick of his life, of trading exotics toin rumbled on The driver speed away from the Queen faster than was reasonable in the ice and snow, but Reginald offered hiet them away from Sophia alive That was all the driver needed The trucked bounced over the poorly constructed roads, until there was no road to follow The setting sun blinded theht in their faces, as they drove ard

Reginald slumped back into his seat once they were off of Sophia&039;s property, sighing with relief "Goodthe truck Thorunted like a pig Reginald lah society when va livestock noises while driving a truck Civilized conversation was so only attainable at court Thomas was a portly vampire with onion colored skin that was far too sheer The lack of blood did that,for an extra ration If Reginald wasn&039;t a Regent, he didn&039;t knohat he&039;d do That was about the only bit of luck he had fro

"Drive carefully, but quickly If we get back to the house before the storm sets in, I&039;ll add another drop to your ration"

Thomas&039; lips twitched, like he was happy, but the man was never happy No one was "Thank you, sir"

"Yes, well, you&039;re far too ghastly to look at anyinald waved his hand while he spoke, "If you don&039;t increase your blood intake, you&039;ll wilt away into nothing"

Tho to say Human blood was scarce and each vampire only had so s were not like the old days, although Tho to remember those days Perhaps, that hy the ht to hiinald settled back into the seat and sifted through the things he&039;d learned while visiting Sophia The huh to cause an issue with consuie had done as he planned, it would have gone poorly, no doubt Vampire metabolisms took blood and utilized it swiftly In the old days, as soon as it touched his lips, Reggie could feel the power froh hi, the reason why she only drank a drop at a ti to build a tolerance, he was sure of it Whichthe wild human&039;s blood was most likely fatal

He drew in a deep breath and looked at the storm clouds that were finally visible as the sun sank below the horizon "Better speed things up, Thomas"

"I don&039;t like the look of them clouds It&039;s like they&039;re too thin, too wide" Tho his face to the windshield as he spoke The truck hit a buroaned and returned to his proper position

Reginald ignored the display of inco as the lunatic didn&039;t topple the truck, Reginald didn&039;t care about Tho more "They&039;re storhed, picturing hio, when people got their news froood times

"What&039;s so funny?" Tho paler, if that was possible

"Just drive," Reginald said slouching back into the seat

But it didn&039;t matter how fast Thomas drove, it was inevitable They were headed directly into that storm When the wind blasted the truck, it nearly blew them off the road, or as left of it The ice was slick and Reginald felt the truck slip across the s on as they slid Thoained control and slowed

The few ani in the opposite direction of the truck Tho to escape what they were driving into "Sir, perhaps we should turn around?" Thohts to hiinald would kill hi the , sir Running That&039;s not like the that flushes &039;eotta say - "

"You&039;ve said enough," Reginald snapped "I realize you think that death may lie ahead of us, but I knoith utter certainty that it lies behind us, waiting with a fang and scythe" Pressing his fingers to his throat, Reggie thought of the head that rolled across the throne room floor, eyes still wide in shock "We will not turn back Sophia will kill the King and anyone who is in her path I do not intend to be there when it happens Drive on"