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"To the Dark Side?" I asked, and then I bit my lip. This was no subject for levity.
 "Yes," Bill agreed seriously. "And we were together after that, as lovers, which is not always the

case."

"But you had broken up . . ."

"Yes, about eighty years ago, we came to the point where we couldn't tolerate each other any

longer. I hadn't seen Lorena since, though I'd heard of her doings, of course."

"Oh, sure," I said expressionlessly.

"But I had to obey her summons. This is absolutely imperative. When your maker calls, you must

respond." His voice was urgent.

I nodded, trying to look understanding. I guess I didn't do too good a job.

"She ordered me to leave you," he said. His dark eyes were peering into mine. "She said she

would kill you if I didn't."

I was losing my temper. I bit the inside of my cheek, real hard, to make myself focus. "So,

without explanation or discussion with me, you decided what was best for me and for you."

"I had to," he said. "I had to do her bidding. And I knew she was capable of harming you."

"Well, you got that right." In fact, Lorena had done her dead level best to harm me right into the

grave. But I'd gotten her firstтАФokay, by a fluke, but it had worked.

"And now you no longer love me," Bill said, with the slightest of questions in his voice.

I didn't have any clear answer.

"I don't know," I said. "I wouldn't think you'd want to come back to me. After all, I killed your

mom." And there was the slightest of questions in my voice, too, but mostly I was bitter.

"Then we need more time apart. When I return, if you consent, we'll talk again. A kiss

good-bye?"

To my shame, I would love to kiss Bill again. But it was such a bad idea, even wanting it seemed

wrong. We stood, and I gave him a quick brush of lips to the cheek. His white skin shone with a little

glow that distinguished vampires from humans. It had surprised me to learn that not everyone saw them