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It’s not losing two ee those employees had

Murphy did have a point Terry’s blood-wine had taken a giant leap forhen he’d hired Jean’s winemaker And if Leonor had hired his other e Hardly unexpected in the vampire world, but still costly Added to the financial loss was the loss of face The French immortal factions in Paris and Lyon He had little stability in his hoed their relationship, possibly far more than Terry or Gemma had realized

"Patrick?" she called softly

He turned and held out his hand Anne went to hi near thehu her closer when the cool breeze gusted over the river "Are you cold?"

"No, of course not Why does Jean travel in a reefer?"

"He doesn’t At least, not officially I iine Terry has no idea this boat is docked in the port"

But her father knew Of course her father knew Not that he considered it a priority to share information unless soold

"Do we kno ht have on board?"

"No, but your father says there are hed "This seeo back to town and help Terry? The Dutch--"

A low rumble sounded from his throat "Terry knows exactly what to do with Jean if he is the one behind this"

"Rens’s brother--"

"If Jean is the one coordinating Elixir shipping in the North Atlantic, Ireland has the first claim We lost the first vampires and the first humans to Elixir death Jean Dese elsewhere"

Anne stood silent She kneasn’t , as well Ireland had been hit first, and she had the first blood clai to turn very, very bloody

DOCKS, in Anne’s experience, were never truly quiet They bustled at all tier to thereat steam vessels he’d inherited from his sire to the h he’d been born on land, the ocean had become his second hoerated ship ostensibly used to ship luxury foodstuffs like caviar and cheese Whether it was carrying anything else was the question Murphy wanted to answer

"Go by the water, lad," Tywyll said, coiling a length of rope around one ar hu chop "Too many blasted humans on the docks"

"As I don’t have anyone here on ree," Murphy said "I’ll swinal if you can approach"

Murphy stripped off his shirt and toed off his shoes before slipping into the black water with deadly grace Within moments, she saw hie, the water beneath hi Murphy to the lower deck before it sank back into sea He disappeared for athe deck of the ship

After only a few e closer, and the young th of rope and tossed it to Murphy, who quickly tied the length to the railing Brigid was the first to cross, followed by Carwyn scra across the rope with unexpected speed Anne was just about to cross before her father pulled her aside