Scarlett couldn’t help noticing that the movement put him between her and the two Greek immortals. The vampire’s broad shoulders meant that Scarlett could not even see around him to them. That did not stop her from hearing the melodic beauty of Aphrodite’s voice, though. The words came to her in English, but Scarlett had the feeling that they were being spoken in another language entirely. “You are looking well, Cruces,” Aphrodite said. “It has been a long time since we last saw one another,” Cruces replied, almost formally. “Oh, time. What is time when everyone here is immortal?” “Really?” From where she stood behind him, Scarlett could not see the arching of Cruces’ eyebrows, but she knew it would be there. “So you have just dropped in to see how I am?
