"Ever tried getting to know a guy before you bed him?" Sophie blushed brilliant red. Oh, jeez. She'd done that too. What the hell was Yves gonna do to me? I'd worried when Nero placed Amisi in my care and she seemed interested in Gregor. I'd had sleepless nights concerned I'd send the Egyptians a corrupted Amisi back to them. Hell, she never even swore before she met me. I was not a good influence, so I watched her like a hawk. But I had lowered my guard with Sophie. Even going so far as providing the perfect opportunity for her to rebel. Yves was going to kill me. If he didn't just simply refuse to allow the Parisian Nosferatins to participate in the impending Iunctio battle. I don't know what was worse. Being killed by the Nosferatin leader in Paris, or failing in my first duty as a Councillor to seal their support when we were at war. Jeez, pressure much? "Oh, Sophie. You have put me in a very tenuous position," I said quietly, all joking Nosferatin gone.
