ISABELLAThe game is way too simple. I'm bored out of mind, and this seems like the only thing I can do at this moment. I ask a question about me. If my maid answers correctly, she leaves untouched. If she answers wrong, I drink from her. Nothing fatal, it's just a taste. Enough to keep them afraid and keep me entertained.I lean on the velvet couch, twirling the stem of a crystal goblet between my fingers. It’s not wine that swirls inside, though it shines just as red.It's blood. Sweet, intoxicating, blood. “What’s my favorite color?” I ask in a sing-song voice, enjoying this.Marcy, the one with shaking hands, blurts quickly, “Red, Miss Vitale.”I smile faintly. “Correct. You may go.”She doesn’t just go, she flees, nearly stumbling into a vase like she's terrified of her own self. It almost makes me laugh. My eyes slide lazily to the next one. Elena, the youngest. Her gaze flits toward the door, her throat bobbing nervously.“Your question,” I say, stretching like a cat. “Wh
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