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And if Xander ever found out about Jonny's interactions with Brandon and Ashley, he could i with Da the White God destroy Jonny's vamps His situation was always precarious The politics he'd learned to play as the Black God, the balance he struck between needing hu only when necessary in order to stay under the radar He didn't sweat lying to Xander, but he knew better than to turn a coe vaer picture

Jonny started to leave before recalling the question he asked every tied

"How's the fam?" he asked

"None of your business," replied Xander

Satisfied the vamp had no idea, Jonny nodded and Traveled back to his rooht awaited him in bed

"Hey," she said and sat up with a smile "Hoork?"

Jonny sat to take off his shoes Most days, he appreciated the sense of normality his spellbound dinners provided Today, however, he couldn't help thinking it'd be nice for once to be able to talk to someone honestly about how concerned he was about his empire

"Great," he replied "Lots of busy work from the boss"

"You should tell him you need real work"

Jonny snorted "Yeah Not sure he'll listen Hoas your day?" He forced hi the answer He'd brainwashed her upon leaving thisso she'd think she spent the day at her mother's when she'd actually been stuck in one of the rooms down the hallway

"Great I went to nored her response It wouldn't be her he confided in It took him a week to drain one of his victims He wanted no real connection to any of them, for they all met the same fate The te asleep with a wos-attached relationships even more He had the best of both worlds: dinner, sex and a neoman every week

It wasn't possible for his life to be normal, no matter how hereal friends or a girlfriend

He was the Black God He was never supposed to be anything more than the leader of the vah it didn't mean he couldn't find so their lives