Chapter 42: I Know What You Are

Adria had been right about the impossibility of having a conversation in the bar.

Luke almost had to stand to get close enough for her to hear a word he was saying.

"...And we'll keep observing the people we have in custody to see what their behavior is like. But there's nothing to worry about. From what we know, vampires can't fully convert Wolves," he said.

He had been trying to tell Adria that their discoveries on her blood weren't concerning. They were consistent with the other people they had captured from Crimson Blood pack.

"I find your unique wolf gene much more interesting," he continued, smiling at Adria.

It must have something to do with her strange powers, but she didn't want to discuss that with Luke just yet, so she smiled back at him and continued to sip the beer he had gotten her.

She was almost done with the third glass, but the initial numb feeling from the first one hadn't intensified. Perhaps it was the natural resistance to alcohol that Luke had mentioned.

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