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“I don’t need an heir to rule. I can use Vanya’s child. Surrogate.”
“Your sister doesn’t want you corrupting her offspring, Alexei. Besides, mates offer us balance. Which makes for longevity.”
“I can make my own longevity.”
“At what cost? At our cost?”
“What do you want me to do, Dimitri?”
“Pick. A. Mate. Subject yourself to her. Then you can come home. And sit upon the throne of shadows. Feast on the blood of the innocent. Writhe in the admiration of your brethen.”
“Or you could let me leave this hell. Tell my father my sentence should be repealed.”
“When you bring her home to meet us. Then you can come home.”
“That doesn’t make any—”
Dimitri ended the call. Can you believe that? Dimitri. Ended the call. With me. With me. I don’t think you understand. He ended the call...
With me.
“Alexei, is that you?!” Felicity smiled, her ruby cheeks covered in too much rouge and her scarf bundled so thick around her neck there was no way she could breathe. “I’m headed out to get us some bagels for the big meeting. But I heard a little whisper. That you might be signing up...for LoveBubble?!”
Is that what they’ll make me do? The Royal Family? They’ll make me sign up for the app they force me to work for? No.
“I won’t survive it, Sheryl.”
“Sheryl? Oh, it’s Felicity, you silly. If you want help with a profile, I could help you set it up. You have that dark hair and those...all those scary tattoos! And the muscles. Plus, those terrifying eyes... Oh girls will love you! All we have to do is remove some of the tattoos, get you a little hair cut—”
“Fine. Fine. I’m going in.”
“Oh, good! Well—”
“I’m going in. You can call it off, Dimitri,” I seethed. He could hear me, the bastard. I knew he was lurking in the shadows. “I’ll answer the damn company calls.” I squeezed the bridge of my nose. “Forever. Until my blood leaks from my brittle veins and I succumb to eternity.”
Felicity chuckled. “Oh. Well, that sounds nice, honey. What kind of bagel should I bring back for you?”
I glared at her.
She smiled at me.
Glare.
Smile.
Glare.
Smile.
“Is there an endless despair flavor?”
“Erm...cinnamon raisin?”
“Yes, Meredith. The Prince of Vampires...wants a cinnamon raisin bagel.”
She nodded. “Okay, honey! I’ll ask them for extra cream cheese.”
Episode 2: Audit
