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Kenasha, however, took her seriously “Look here,” he said in a poht to lend out a vas to me I pay for her blood, her room and board I own her”
Venoistered with the Tower? Who transferred ownership to you?” Because that angel was also in deep trouble
Tongue flicking out, Kenasha wet his lips “She is post-Contract Signed to serve me of her own free will”
If that was true, the Toould have no reason to chastise hies of fellow va “Ask your butler to retrieve her papers so I can confirine how this creature was part of the sa whom Venom chose to serve
Kenasha didn’t argue, calling in the wraith and sending hi unblinking at Kenasha the entire tiel flushed, couldn’t stay still in the hideous armchair
“What happened to your wings?” Veno if he had to alert Dels weren’t usually vulnerable to disease, but Chariseained the ability to infect immortals with disease in the Cascade His last atteels fell out of the sky to lie broken on the earth Perhaps he’d gottentime
“My wings?” Kenasha unfolded one and stared at it, as if he hadn’t noticed the patchiness “Oh, that I think perhaps I ate soree with me”
Veno But he held his silence and when he glanced at Holly, he saw that though she rery, she was in control
The butler walked in at that instant, the papers in his hand Veno the wraith “This contract is dated four years ago” To be exact, it was dated aa battle in the sky that had half destroyed Manhattan
“Has it been that long?” Kenasha gripped the arms of his chair
Venom scanned the document It appeared to be in order—a female vampire named—
Well, that was intriguing
The woreed to serve Kenasha for twenty-five years in return for the “usual care” Foolish girl A smart vampire would’ve asked for very specific terms and conditions
Her signature was shaky, however, and the sole witness the wraith “This contract is invalid” He threw the papers on the floor “Your butler is not an impartial witness” The Tower did not meddle in the affairs of vampires who’d served out their Contract—they were adults who’d lived a hundred years already and were considered capable oftheir own decisions
However, despite the Tower’s hands-off policy, there were certain rules in place to protect all parties One of which was an impartial witness to any such contract “Explain yourself” He walked close enough that he was loo over Kenasha
The angel went red “This is an outrage,” he squeaked out “I’el Your better”
Veno to hiames “Would you rather talk to Dmitri?” The leader of the Seven terrified most people—it was useful on occasion
Kenasha lost all color in his face before slu in his seat “I found her,” he confessed in a whisper, his throatas he sed “She was half dead and in the Hudson I saw her one day while I was flying and got curious, pulled her out” He shrugged “I don’t knohy I just thought itto see a corpse”
It was a repulsive thing to say, but Venom didn’t expect much else from Kenasha “But she wasn’t dead?”
“No, she was alive And she was pretty then” He twisted his hands together “I brought her ho much about it”
“Liar” Holly’s silken voice cael