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ears l

it. You have stage three heamatodipsia." I don'

take. in the past, Vampires never got truly sick. They wer

il

cent medical reports. Your nervous system will gradually deter

." I c

the room like fog.

sor

d left withou

n lords, brought down gasping for breath while human repo

rfaced a memory f

number flashed on the screen. I'd answered casually expecting norm

he pregnancy has been confirmed.

e to her father to ask of her whereabouts, even shook him up a little to get him to talk. But he denied knowing where she was. The privat

born child. No

I was dying with no heir

ord. I suspect she must have sensed the disease eating

fice suite-into the board room, wher

d on the wall: Acq

pushed the company to the edge. And now it had been bought by an investor I never h

ansition has been approved. The new own

nce room do

the marble floor with a

st person I expec

the. In t

londe hair is pulled back, chin raised high, eyes cold as mine had once been. There were

sn't lo

thly. "As of today, I am the new chief Exe

et her. She shook hands with

and then casually, he

no hatred

ndiffe

id with polite formali

r, shock bloc

I finall

dn't f

d. "We're not familiar. Rem

d back to

the warm welcome. I

f Vosper pharmaceuticals. Departments will be restructured, starting with research and development.

at that. "What

"The development of the

le

Their expressions show intense worry. Not for people

earthe. We still don't even know th

a glance, and

mpires any more. Some humans have begun to show

through me. I kee

t four years, my research team has developed a treatment

asks. "You're saying you al

equires genetic calibration us

he has it. She

divisions. All research teams will report directly to me. I expe

e folder. "An

ally turned her gaze to me. Her expre

e will be consequences for those who i

ey just realized they have gotten more

and almost immediately the room burst in chorus of complaints aga

ched for my phone and dial

om the last 6 years. Her address, contacts, anyone she's close to. Ever

r," he respond

as th

This cure is the chance I need to