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“Hello?” I knocked.
“You may enter,” Stark said.
I slowly opened the door. Sitting up on the floor was Jimmie.
I covered my mouth, holding in a sob. “Is he…?”
Stark flicked his wrist dismissively. “He is fine.”
“Human fine?”
“Yes.”
I rushed over and kneeled next to my uncle, throwing my arms around him. “Thank you, Jesus. Thank you.”
“How about a thank you, Montgomery?” Stark said.
I flashed a quick glare at Stark. “Thank you.”
Jimmie mumbled something.
“What was that?” I asked.
“He is very disoriented,” Stark said. “He needs rest.”
“Jimmie, are you okay?” I asked.
He stared like he didn’t remember who I was.
“Like I said, he is disoriented. His body and mind are healing.”
“But he’ll return to normal, right?” I asked.
Stark shrugged. “May take a few days, but I believe so. These things are not an exact science.”
I gave Stark another hard look.
“Do not worry, Masie. The man will not become like me. Just as long as he is not fatally wounded in the near future,” he added.
“Sorry?”
“My blood will remain in his body for several months.”
“I don’t understand. You said if his heart rhythm remained steady, he wouldn’t turn.”
“Yes, but say he were severely injured…” Stark arched a brow. “If his heart nears death, he will turn.”
Uh-oh.“This is your insurance, isn’t it?”
“Whatever do you mean?” he said slyly.
I shook my head.Point for Stark.If I backed out of our agreement or crossed him in any way, he could just snap Jimmie’s neck and make him into a vampire.
Mothersucking sneaky…
“I’ll get him home.” I stood and helped Jimmie to his feet. Now, more than ever, my plan to run Stark out of town was critical. Clearly, he’d outmaneuvered me. He’d saved my uncle while also giving himself leverage against me. “Did you catch the third guy?” I asked.
“As promised.” Stark bowed his head.
