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Still, it was a loss The re, snarling, but at his presence they cowered back, always uncertain of his mood until he produced food or a demand Many of them had been wounded, repeatedly it seemed

Ar There was torn flesh that would er, because even with the conversion, children did not heal as fast as adult vaed out These whined piteously, even as they hissed at their brethren who cae of their weakness She was a nastier fighter than he’d given her credit for, and of course soer on their fallen brethren

That was the proble her servant They were scavengers prier,for the hunt in them, so he’d made sure the newer ones were older Ten and twelve years of age With satisfaction, he saw those were still prowling, looking for an opening against her Though she was a vampire, they still knew the rich aroma of prey

She’d struggled to her feet at the sound of the door rolling back, for there was straw sticking to the back of her shirt and trousers, though that could have been froht Her hair was an unruly er the soft style that had elic when she’d stepped fro how she’d disdained his hand on his front porch, his lip curled She wasn’t getting the opportunity to scorn hiain

If she’d shown hiht have entertained the idea of an alliance, for her standing was strong a the vampire world And she did have her appeal When she turned her face to hiered him The latter was mollified by her pallor They hadn’t let her feed Good pets He would ht or a swagh that no one would miss While they fed on the blood, he would feed on the screams of the confused and terrified humans Better than sex, practically Able to be enjoyed by oneself, fully When he had such thoughts, he kneasPerfect isolation in one’s ownthe world around him He didn’t need Lady Daniela or anyone else

The blood on her clothes, copious amounts of it, told him she’d likely been wounded nu ift, vitality had to be restored with blood Blood she wouldn’t get

What had happened with that servant of hers? Why wasn’t he with her? He would have enjoyed tor him in ways that could stretch on for days, but he put that dissatisfaction aside when he noted soles had landed her in the waste often left in the pen by frightened human victims They had it mucked out once a week for that reason However, he didn’t want the stench to distract hi her to her knees Because while he had her down there, he’d ly well Once she was under his control, he’d even fit her with a per those pouty lips, so she would have to service him whenever he desired, with no ability to dis about it, and he was al it out of the way

“Take her to a room, let her clean herself up and prepare her weapons”

“Coward”

Danny stepped out of the corner after Lord Ruskin issued the co look to the two circling va another h of her blood to be halfway sensible, they hung back Still, they were opportunists, so she proceeded carefully to the front of the big pen “My h to stay in Darwin during the hen it was bo with his tail tucked between his legs” Thinking of Dev, the battle wounds he’d sustained, her voice strengthened “While Aussies and Brits alike went toe-to-toe with the Japanese”

“Why do I care ins human wars?” He scoffed “We’re far superior to them It affects me not at all”

“No, you wouldn’t care Any e are” She spat then The toh to win her the s the front of his perfect linen shirt “You wouldn’t know true nobility if it bit you on the backside, Lord Charles”

“I’ve changedmoment, when it was obvious that fury had robbed him of speech “Take her out in the yard, strip and hose her down like you would stock”