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“Like here, during those dark times, everything was in turmoil. As far as I know, my parents hid the fact my mother had been a hunter and none of her family had survived the plague so there was no one to say that she hadn’t been turned into a vampire when she became sick with the Black Death. Besides, in the beginning, vampires turned willing hosts who wanted to live longer and have our special abilities.”
“Which isn’t allowed now.” He wanted to hear her take on that.
“It can’t be done. If we turned all the humans, we would have no hosts.”
“True. Have you ever wondered how things would have been had you been a hunter instead?” he asked.
“No. I was born a vampire. It’s hard to envision being anything else. But for you, I can imagine how difficult it was.” Jasmine pulled him to a stop. “I really like you, Stasio.” She shrugged. “In my line of work, I’ve never found another assassin who would agree to split a commission with me for a job. Or who would buy my meals when I can afford to pay for my own. This has been so nice. I never take any time for myself to do anything fun. Certainly, it wouldn’t have been the same if I hadn’t been with you. I would love to see you again if you ever have a chance to come to New York.”
“I would love to see you there.” Stasio would make a special trip to do so too. “I feel the same about you.”
She smiled up at him and kissed him then as the sun sank into the water, coloring the sky and clouds oranges and pinks. She made him feel on top of the world and he kissed her back with abandon, knowing this could be the last time they ever saw each other, despite wanting to see her again.
“Pierre has returned and he’s with two of the Welsh League of Vampires assassins. We must leave at once,”Levka warned Stasio telepathically.
“I understand.”Stasio kissed Jasmine one last time. “I must go now.”
“What’s wrong?” she asked, concerned.
“I can’t explain. If I get to New York, I’ll look you up.”
Suddenly, Pierre and two other men showed up on the beach, all armed with swords.
“I’m facing Pierre and the assassins right now,”Stasio telepathically told his friends.
“Ruric and Caitlin are grabbing all our bags and taking them to the van,”Levka told them.
“What is this all about, Pierre?” Jasmine asked, her voice hard. “The hunters told you to leave.”
“I checked with the local vampire league and guess what I found? Stasio is wanted by them. By all accounts, he is a rogue,” Pierre said.
Stasio wanted to kill Pierre outright but it was a Catch 22. He couldn’t without proving he was indeed a rogue.
Jasmine looked stunned. She pulled away from Stasio and stared at him. “Tell me it isn’t so.”
In that instant, Stasio felt bad that she had to learn about him in this way.
“Since you’re consorting with a rogue vampire and calling him your boyfriend, you know what that makes you?” Pierre asked.
Stasio swore Pierre was having way too much fun with this.
“I didn’t know.” Jasmine’s voice was hot with anger.
“It pays to know who you are making friends with.”
“You’re not an assassin?” Jasmine asked Stasio.
He hated seeing the confusion and hurt in her eyes. “I—”
Levka, Ruric, Arman, and Caitlin suddenly appeared on the beach in front of them.
Caitlin said some strange words and the sand lifted off the beach around Pierre and the two Welsh assassins, swirling like a dirt devil, scouring their skin as they shielded their eyes.
“We go now,”Levka ordered and then they flew off into the night sky, Stasio grabbing Jasmine’s arm right before he took off with her.
“It seems you are following in your mother’s footsteps, a bit of a rogue too,”Stasio told a shocked Jasmine telepathically.
“As soon as we are safe, I will kill you,”Jasmine promised, her eyes flashing with venom.
