Shadows and First Blood
he whispered, voice low but teasing, “I always wanted a dramatic night on a rooftop. Didn’t think it’d involve near-death experiences.”
I rolled my eyes but couldn’t suppress a small laugh. “You really don’t know when to stop joking, do you?”
“Never,” he said, leaning close so his lips brushed my ear. “It’s a gift. And possibly a curse. But you like it.”
I smirked despite the tension. “Maybe.”
The hunters were organized, patient, circling the building below. One of them carried a device—the rumored weapon, sleek, metallic, ominous. I recognized it immediately from the whispers we’d heard: a prototype capable of killing vampires effortlessly.
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