15/02/2026 07:27

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I held on to Damian's hand like it was the last solid thing in the world. I cut the engine, and we sat in silence for a minute. A smile that held sadness, self-deprecation, mocking, and something else, something that sadness was too light a word for. Graham hesitated for a second, then he scooped me up in his arms, like I weighed nothing.

She had to be the perfect little homemaker. I let it slide down my throat. Vampires were legal citizens now, which meant they could have grudges just like humans. I thought it, because I didn't have breath to speak at the moment, That we're a triumvirate.