Chris hadn’t skimped on the security detail. A dozen men stood sentry along the house’s exterior. Three dozen more patrolled the grounds and manned the perimeter. Étienne had made sure his home rested on enough private land that he wouldn’t be able to hear his neighbors’ thoughts and they wouldn’t be able to see him return home covered with bloodstains, so it was a rather large perimeter. All the guards were very focused and spoke little, but Étienne’s sharp ears still picked up their movements, murmured comments, and periodic radio checks. And then there was Krysta. He hadn’t lied when he had told her no one had ever tempted him more. He had once told Sarah that he loved strong women. Krysta was very strong. Krysta was amazing. Krysta hunted vampires and had killed two men to protect him. Krysta set his body on fire. It had been hard as hell to back away from her and leave her to seek sleep in Lisette’s room. But she didn’t trust him fully. Asking him if he had brainwashed her had been ample proof of that.
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