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"Like the priceless treasure you are"
"That’s what I thought you’d say, but while I ht be priceless, my worth to you is definitely quantifiable You knohat you’ll gain by usingexcept coot fired Or a for normalcy So am I Save it"
His jaw clenched
"Truth boainst the wall Silence descended, thick and heavy "Letto trash my dinner and storry" He stepped aside graciously and put out his hand,me into the kitchen "Or would you prefer a stand on which to eat your meal in front of the TV like a modern-day barbarian?"
I tapped my chin "Well, when you put it like that, in front of the TV sounds great"
Mere seconds later, our plate took up the center, with a glistening steak resting onbeans A suette sat to one side, and an array of silverware spanned out on the other--two knives, one forthe bread, and two forks of different sizes A glass of red wine sat next to a sweating glass of sparkling water, and a crystal vase holding a single red rose adorned the other corner
"I had roses in rowled That snack hadn’t been nearly adequate
"No I had Mr LaRay bring one while you were in the bath"
Moss LaRay was Darius’s driver, and even though he didn’t like er va by halves, and poor Moss had to accommodate him when it came to me No doubt he hated me more for it
"Thank you for this," I said, and meant it
He sat down besidein particular you’d like to watch?"
"No, I don’t care Silence is fine, if you want I just wanted to see if you’d go through with it"
The screen went black and Darius set down the remote
"I never asked Do vampires eat?" I cut off a ue When Darius cooked, the first bite should always be savored, because it always surprised and delighted, no matter how much you had expected to enjoy the decadent meal "This is unbelievable, Darius, as always"
"We can eat food, if we must Othere couldn’t exist in human society It isn’t enjoyable, however It reminds us of the real sustenance we crave It is a battle of wills to eat food aher-level vampires can sustain"
"Do you miss it?" I indicated my plate
"At ti pales in co blood, however To the taste, and to the connection and intimacy"
"Do certain people really taste better than others?"
"Taste and feel, yes"
"What do youwhen I a within them They either tense or reserve themselves It makes for a less enjoyable transfer for all parties"
"You prefer willingness, then"
"Of course, but more than that Complete surrender of both parties I’ve explained this to you before"
"Right, yes" I preventedet turned into a vampire? You’d said once that you were ambushed Was that when?"