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“I’m sorry, cher I wish I could tell you she felt no pain, but it would be a lie”
Still having trouble processing the horror of it, she focused on hi her hand down his back “I’ forward, his shoulders taut, he blew out a breath “This drug is appearing more and more like a poison intended to cause this effect”
Ashwini heard more than Janvier said She kne protective he was of wo over and over every interaction froure out if he could’ve prevented this “Rupert was a good person until he took the drug,” she re the vampire from Lacey’s description of their relationship “He , no one else Not even Raphael could’ve stopped him unless he was in the room at the instant Rupert decided to eat Uh “Thank you,” he said after over a o to vampires like Khalil to die, but this”
She curled her hand around his arainst his shoulder Lacey had died in horrible agony, but as a woman who loved, Ashwini knew the worst pain would’ve been of Rupert’s betrayal Lacey’s heart would’ve broken long before her body “She was so harmless, Janvier”
He shifted to wrap an aret I’o Lifting her head to pin hiaze, she held the raw honesty of the eye contact “Humanity is e make it” She’d seen too much horror done by mortals to believe them free of the taint of evil “You’re sad about Lacey You’re sad about Rupert, too And you’re angry at the loss of life that didn’t have to happen” Two happy flames snuffed out because someone had decided to create a seductive poison “That’s humanity and it lives in you”
His throat worked, his eyes red rimmed “Be in my arms,” he said at last “I need to hold you”
She slipped into his embrace in silence and that was how they sat until they heard voices fro reluctantly apart, the two of them were on their feet by the tiroup
It was obvious that Carys, a brassy blonde with cool blue eyes and a sprinkling of freckles across the bridge of her nose, was the leader Aaliyah, dark skinned and model tall with delicate bones, spoke in a soft tone heavy with grief Sina, in contrast, her ee above slanted eyes set in a broad, pale-skinned face, smiled easily but it didn’t reach her eyes
“Please,” Janvier said after the café employee showed them in, “take a seat”
The women hesitated, but then sat side by side on the sofa that faced the one Ashwini and Janvier sat back down on When the café ee juice and cookies, the three woed raised eyebrows Ashwini rose and thanked the young vampire, made a quiet request in his ear The small bottle of blood appeared“Most people don’t realize I’m a vampire”
“I’s were the sh to be s work fine, in case you ondering,” the lushly curved va the bottle to take a sip while the others picked up the unopened bottles of juice and twisted off the lids “Just a weird genetic thing”
Ashwini didn’t ask the other question she wanted to know the answer to, but she caught the understanding of it in Janvier’s eyes, knew they’d discuss it later For now, she showed the woe created by Janvier’s contact “Is this your friend?”
“She never looked that flat, was alwaysher hands when she talked Used to drive me nuts” Her voice hard in an effort to hide the treold, not white-blonde, but yeah, that’s Felicity Big bluey-green eyes and all”
Identity confiro over the details the three had shared with Ransoan talking about her new boyfriend?”