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I promised to protect her. Maybe I should have been more worried about protecting myself.
    “Marko’s blood. It remains.” Sayer clenched his fist, squeezing it tight as he took in Tessa. “I have to kill her. I was afraid something like this would happen.”
    “Whoa!” Julius shook his head quickly. “You can’t kill her. Why would you want to? This is great news. Think about how this will benefit you . You’ll possibly gain some of Marko’s powers. Tell me you don’t want that.”
    “And he’ll gain mine! She’s nothing but a vessel for us to be joined and I will not allow it. Not to mention, she’ll benefit from both of us . It’s a fucking disaster waiting to happen. She’ll be too strong. Dammit. I never thought I’d say that. Tessalyn will be uncontrollable. Axis can’t risk it. Look at her for fuck’s sake. She’s a baby and she just wiped out a group of six month olds. She shouldn’t even be walking or really functioning yet, but here she is.”
    Julius exhaled deeply. “Simple. Look at the blood she held before the change and the one who took her over. Healing this fast is a little…strange, but for her, it’s to be expected. You worry over nothing. The blood will still battle each other. You’re stronger. You’ll eventually win and Marko’s blood will be history.”
    “But how long will that take? Weeks, years…centuries?!”
    “Weeks,” Julius said, matter-of-factly. “Trust me. You have nothing to worry about. Let’s watch and see what happens. We’ll continue the tests and monitor her to the best of our abilities. Just don’t do something rash, you may come to regret it.”
    Sayer pursed his lips and followed Tessa with his gaze as she walked to stand before the door. I knew she couldn’t hear them talking anymore, but I had, and there was no way I’d let her change just to get killed.
    “We’ll see how it goes. Right now, I’m hungry and tired. ” Sayer walked over, throwing open first our door, then the one Tessa stood behind. His hand lunged forward, grabbing the back of her head before she could so much as try to move. The brutality had my jaw clenching.
    “Let’s go, Princess. Back to the room for you.”
    Tessa remained quiet as Sayer began to lead her down the tunnel. The flashlight illuminated the area and I stayed in the back, keeping my distance. When Sayer turned to open the door, Tessa’s head snapped in my direction. My blood went cold front the threat she threw off. I wasn’t sure what to make of it. I was rattled. Not quite myself after seeing what she’d done. If the real Tessa discovered the monster she truly was, she’d be devastated. But what could I do? The question was suddenly becoming too much. She had to feed and none of us trusted her to do it from us, so what were we left with?
    The floor rumbled under my feet and I gritted my teeth. Marko. He was still at it.
    “Ca c'était quoi?” Tessa’s head snapped toward the exit of the tunnel and she tugged at Sayer’s arm the smallest amount.
    “I can’t understand you,” Sayer said, loudly. “Speak English.”
    “I think she asked what that was,” Julius answered.
    Sayer snarled, glancing toward the light. “ It’s forbidden and you’ll stay away from him.” He went to lead her inside when the vampire in Tessa attacked, biting and clawing into his chest. The reaction had Sayer letting go and howling in anger. Then, she was gone. Faster than I could even process, Tessa’s body blurred with her speed and she raced toward the heart of the city. I didn’t think, couldn’t, as I flew past Julius and Sayer to run after her. I didn’t have to guess where she was going. I knew.
    Sounds grew louder as I broke into the large room harboring all the tables and shops. A body was lying on the cement floor, blood pooling under the vampire who was groaning as he tried to roll to his side. Fabric from his shirt was shredded at the shoulder and the bone that was exposed had me cringing as I jetted