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Geoffrey stretched slowly, feeling power course through hith

It was a pity that dear Savannah wasn't around He would certainly enjoy draining her white throat dry Sensing her the previous night had been an unexpected pleasure He'd felt her strong ht

And so he'd had to play with her, just a little

Trust William to spoil his fun His elder brother always tried to stop his ga to stop him This time, William would be defeated Destroyed

He would die, as he should have died centuries ago

Geoffrey had planned his brother's death, down to the minutest of details He had the perfect place in mind for his brother's murder Absolutely perfect It was a place of life, of hope Of blood and destruction

He s to rise and feed It was time that he and his brother went ho down at her, his gaze intense

She blinked and took a deep breath Energy huth

She reht Her hand lifted and she touched her chest She could feel the movement of her heart Slow, steady

«Will it always be like that?” She asked softly

Williaet used to it»

Would she? Would she really get used to feeling her heart stop beating? Well, it wasn't as if she really had a choice

He touched her cheek “It will get easier, Savannah Believe me Soon it will seem to be natural Just like your hulanced toward the now raised curtain and blinds Night had fallen It was ti to rise, but Willia her captive She frowned “Williaaze searched her face She noticed that his jaas clenched, his scar standing out starkly against his skin

«I want us to go back to North Carolina»

«What? Why?” They were so close to their goal They knehere Geoffrey was They'd been so close to his resting place last night Noas the tih to do this, to face hih “You need to wait until—»

«Until he kills sohters someone else's brother? Someone else's wife?” She shook her head “No, I can't do it I can't wait any longer He has to be stopped»

«Then let me do it Let me stop him Go back to my home and let me take care of Geoffrey” His eyes blazed down at her

«Oh, I get it I'm supposed to be the little wo, bad er flushed her cheeks and flattened her speech “I'ht? Right?»

Aagainst his hold She couldn't believe that he would even suggest such a thing To think that she would just stand back, just sit quietly, while he went after Geoffrey “You proeance!»