Immortal Devices
“It was not, perhaps, the impossible beauty of Aphrodite, but it was there nonetheless. It was a cruel beauty though. It was not one that would have men throwing themselves at her so much as admiring her from afar and possibly secretly hoping that the vampire might call them closer. The resemblance to Cruces also had Scarlett thinking.
“She’s actually your sister, isn’t she?” Scarlett said. “Biologically, as well as the way that dear Rothschild is your brother.”
Across from them, Lydia shook her head sadly. “You were doing so well until the ‘dear Rothschild’ part, too. As I said, Rothschild always makes such stupid dolls of his playthings. Yes, I am Cruces’ sister. Though he has long since forgotten what vampires are for.”
“I have not forgotten,” Cruces said. Scarlett noted that he moved into something close to a defensive stance.
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