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Anne paused, clearly not expecting the question "She killed the outside their household staff There have been no vampire infections since"

"Effective," Rens said

"Yes, it was" Anne shifted her attention to the Dutchman "Mr Anker, I notice that you have not shared your rate of infection with the rest of us Would youpurposes, of course"

A reluctant smile crossed the man’s lip "Of course We have had two hundred forty-three human infections and twenty-six va sires We also contacted Katya’s people about how to treat the rate for such a small country Murphy had to admit Rens’s participation in the summit wasn’t such a mystery anymore Almost two dozen ih

"And the infected hued slowly "The hu Not attached to anyone in particular They left Amsterdainning an investigation"

Anne’s pencil froze on her page

Note to Toht Restrict travel to the Netherlands for huis

Chapter Twelve

AFTER THAT EXCHANGE, the e were still settling in Rens and his s No one see evening

"What are you doing the rest of the night?" Murphy asked "Would you join ain "I think I’ll go for a swim," she said "Thennotes for Mary as well"

He frowned "You already took them"

"But I need to translate"

He nodded "Ah yes Tywyll’s et much, do you, Mr Murphy?"

"Your secrets are safe with me, Dr O’Dea"

She nodded and turned "Good to know"

"Go for a sith ed "Surely not, Patrick The water is filthy"

"Far cleaner than it used to be," he said with a so upriver The saltwater irritates my skin"

Water vampires always tended toward either freshwater or salt, with the vastthe ocean But for Murphy, freshwater was his hos and lakes Rivers and creeks Any bit of it would do The ocean was fine… but it wasn’t the sa The river is…" She shuddered