' point
ears l
it. You have stage three heamatodipsia." I don'
take. in the past, Vampires never got truly sick. They wer
il
cent medical reports. Your nervous system will gradually deter
." I c
the room like fog.
sor
d left withou
n lords, brought down gasping for breath while human repo
rfaced a memory f
number flashed on the screen. I'd answered casually expecting norm
he pregnancy has been confirmed.
e to her father to ask of her whereabouts, even shook him up a little to get him to talk. But he denied knowing where she was. The privat
born child. No
I was dying with no heir
ord. I suspect she must have sensed the disease eating
fice suite-into the board room, wher
d on the wall: Acq
pushed the company to the edge. And now it had been bought by an investor I never h
ansition has been approved. The new own
nce room do
the marble floor with a
st person I expec
the. In t
londe hair is pulled back, chin raised high, eyes cold as mine had once been. There were
sn't lo
thly. "As of today, I am the new chief Exe
et her. She shook hands with
and then casually, he
no hatred
ndiffe
id with polite formali
r, shock bloc
I finall
dn't f
d. "We're not familiar. Rem
d back to
the warm welcome. I
f Vosper pharmaceuticals. Departments will be restructured, starting with research and development.
at that. "What
"The development of the
le
Their expressions show intense worry. Not for people
earthe. We still don't even know th
a glance, and
mpires any more. Some humans have begun to show
through me. I kee
t four years, my research team has developed a treatment
asks. "You're saying you al
equires genetic calibration us
he has it. She
divisions. All research teams will report directly to me. I expe
e folder. "An
ally turned her gaze to me. Her expre
e will be consequences for those who i
ey just realized they have gotten more
and almost immediately the room burst in chorus of complaints aga
ched for my phone and dial
om the last 6 years. Her address, contacts, anyone she's close to. Ever
r," he respond
as th
This cure is the chance I need to
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