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time, her smooth face was anxious. "I don't think we dare wait much longer."
Leave it to a vampire to think a healthy guy in his late thirties or early forties
was on his deathbed. "UhтАж SophieтАж"
Eric spoke up for the first time. "Dr. Trudeau, you know the risks."
She nodded.
"Right," I said. "The risks. The many, many risks. Let us count the risks. Such
as." I coughed, stalling for time. "Well, the risks areтАж very risky."
Jessica rolled her eyes, but Tina kindly jumped in. "Sophie, Liam, as Her
Majesty is trying to explain, vampirism is a virusтАФand some people don't catch
it. They just die. And young vampires are feralтАФthey don't know themselves, or
anyone. Only the thirst. The Queen here is the exception."
"Which is why she's the boss lady around here," Liam said. "But it's a risk I
wanna take. I don't much care for the other choice."
"Dr. Trudeau, you may do as you wish," Eric said, not bothering to consult with
me, as usual. "It's not for us to deny you a chance to be with your love."
"Good luck," Tina added.
"Whoa, whoa!" I cried. "That's it? We're not going to talk about it for, I dunno,
more than twenty seconds? I mean, they did come to consult with me, didn't
they?" Facing dubious looks from my friends, I turned desperately to the new
arrivals. "Liam, come on! We're talking about your potential death by maiming,
here! Sophie, think about itтАФhow you'll feel if it doesn't work out."
"Of course, if Her Majesty orders us not to do it, we won't do it," Sophie said
stiffly.
"I don't give out orders like that," I said, appalled. What was it about vampires,
they couldn't take care of themselves anymore, make their own decisions? "I'm


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just saying, think it over. Liam doesn't look like he's going to keel over, you
know, right this second. What's the rush?"
"I think Betsy's right," Jessica said. Everybody squinted at her, and she
continued. "Sorry, I know this is vampire business, and I'm just a mangy human,
but from my point of view, it seems like maybe you could think it over a little
longer. You've only known each other a few months. Lots of people get married
after that long, and then divorce. This seems like an even deeper commitment.
What happens if the two of you outgrow each other?"
"No chance of that," Liam said.
"SophieтАж" I trailed off. I tried to imagine how I'd feel if Eric was human, and I
knew I'd outlive him. Possibly by centuries. Could I face him getting old and
dying on me? If there was any way to prevent itтАФ"Sophie, it's not for me to tell
you yes or no."
"Of course it is," she said, surprised. "You're the queen."
"Right, right. And I really appreciate you coming hereтАж" And dumping this
ginormous problem in my lap. "But you guys are adults, it's your choice. If you
want to go ahead and bite him, it's up to you. I'm just sayingтАФ" What was I
saying? Think it over? Wait for Liam to get older? Who was I to tell them no? I