19/02/2026 07:41

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So no talking about the vampires in my life. I don't need to know. You think like your animal. So I just stood, and offered my hand to Nathaniel.

There was also the matter of Jean-Claude and Asher, and Nathaniel, but I didn't want to muddy the waters, so I didn't bring them up. Being a blood sacrifice probably qualifies as a wrong situation, even if you're a chicken. But that whiskered face turned toward my wrist, sniffed the air, and the moment it scented the blood, that otherness in its eyes vanished. Even if you refuse, the money belongs to Animators, Inc.