Saw her come out, and saw them just come out of the shadows, one on either side of her. I'm always nice, I said. I hated cowardice almost more than anything else, and calling on my vampire lover in this instance was cowardice. Nathaniel came to my hand like a scared child who's just been saved from the neighborhood bully.
Requiem's voice came from under the blanket, his upper body completely hidden under the gray folds. He was behind me, not too close, but close enough that if I'd done something stupid, I wondered if he'd planned on interfering. He was smiling. She said the other vampire made her do it, is that true? Maybe, I said.
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