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He dressed in clothing od and tucked his phone into the back pocket of black jeans
Charles awaited hilanced at hied into the hallway and headed towards the stairs to the ground floor He had grown accusto waited on hand and foot by the loyal vaer surprised him to find soht, ready to jump if he told them to
"I have three Toby, Elijah and Lia now Any instructions on what to do if the Guardians return before thehuures out e're really doing there Make it look like some random va"
"I can handle him I want reports before and after"
"Of course"
Jonny checked his watch It was close to five "Go"
"Leonard and Stu will be in the ops center in case you need anything"
Jonny nodded before suo The street sellers lining the boardere starting to pack up as the shadows lengthened The evening crowd began to clog the boardwalk He strolled down the wide sidewalks, observing those around hiaze to the bay His heightened senses would pick up a Natural, Guardian or va none of the with loved ones, completely unaware of who he was Of what he was
He still found it strange how he could le with people and no one suspected how different he was The world of the Black God had started off surreal Now, it was the everyday life of a huine With i friendships or family outside the circle of vamps It hurt too much to lose someone, and pain beca to an outsider who he was and what he did wasn't even an option
But every once in a while, he experienced an ache of loneliness, the yearning to be normal, to form relationships with others eren'tout how to rein in azed at the ocean, trying to block the human remorse in his heart and refocus on his duty Because that's all he had become when he killed the last Black God to take his place He had become a creature bound by duty whose personal interests were no longer important There was no place for emotions or doubt or mercy, not when such hu his enemies and were interpreted as cowardice to the vareater threat than the White God, and one he felt personally responsible for after how long it'd taken him to accept his duty