Ten.

Romulus rolled his eyes at Vlad. Vlad lunged toward the whore Romulus invited. She quickly wrapped her clothes around her body before Vlad could get to her.

Vlad gripped her by the hand and dragged her out of the room.

He beckoned Lupita to come into the room.

"I'd go to my room instead," Lupita said.

"Before now, you were acting like you were heading to a battlefield. It was like you were ready to beat Romulus to a pulp. Now that you're here, you're caving in," Vlad teased and Romulus frowned at him.

"I'll take my leave now." Lupita tried to sound polite. She took her to to to to leave afterward.

"What are you doing?" Romulus asked with a frown.

"Stopping you from hurting a woman."

"You can't save anyone from me. I'm not the Romulus you used to know. Circumstances made me change."

Vlad glared at Romulus. He glanced at the door and then turned to Romulus. "I won't let you hurt her."

"You're making me look like a bad host," Romulus commented flatly. "Didn't you say you'd arrive tomorro