The Monster's Protégé
"No excuses, Aurora, or I swear, I kill you!"
"Killing me on my birthday? Nah! You can do better, Sam." I winked.
She grinned wide, wickedly flashing her whites. "Yeah, you are right. I won't kill you. I will keep you in a vegetative state. Better?"
"Ugh!" Stefan groaned from beside. "You chose the wrong profession, sis."
Yeah, we all knew that. Sammy was a Romano—through and through.
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