I sat in one of the seats at the round table while Lady Arnott spoke. Her words were dimming into whispers as the seconds went by, fading into the surrounding room. Everyone here were Alis, people I was supposed to be comfortable with. May sat two seats down from mine, next to Amy, while Luke sat at the head of the table, his mate standing next to him. The others, their names and faces had meshed into a pool, settling into the room. Old acquaintances of my parents, vampires who had stood with us to fight the war. Or rather what had seemed like the war at that time. Now something else threatens to take the peace we know. Irrespective, my mind doesn't linger on this aspect. Actually, I find it far away dwelling on something more much mortifying, yet I find it ever so hard to shake my thoughts, to simply lock them away and focus. Yuuki. Yuuki fills my thoughts to no end, the sound of her voice, the captivating smell that surrounds her and just the bewitching taste of her blood. I crave
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