disgusting. See, the bad part about finding a superhot piece of tail like
you is the inevita
ble, long decline into idiocy.”
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“He’s trying to say that vampires fall deeply in love with their
consorts,” Cara said primly.
“You say potato, I say potahto,” Dante sang.
“You, Miss, could serve as either a bondmate or a consort,” Rhys
interjected over the increasingly impatient crowd. “The psychic
connection apparently comes with some changes in the blood.
Normally, there would be plenty of suitable men and women. It is a
common thing in Fae creatures. It’s why our poor king is related to
that one. Mr. Dellacourt’s father took the king’s aunt as his consort.
The Fae and Vampire planes are closely linked.”
“Well, they were until that bastard Torin took over,” Dante said.
“And why does everyone speak English?” Meg found that very
confusing. “I don’t get it. Dante sounds like every half-assed player
prowling the bars on a Saturday night.”
Dante touched his chest and looked horribly offended. “Now
who’s rude? For your information, I speak English because my people
created it a really long time ago. You can’t possibly think your
ancestors were intelligent enough to come up with such a convoluted
and ridiculous language. At some point in time, my people found the
door to your plane and taught you a thing or two. It probably
happened around the time your people started standing upright. By the
way, fire? Also a vampire discovery. You have us to thank for that,
I’m sure. As to my speech patterns reminding you of your home
plane, I can only say, ick. I don’t mean to sound like some human. It’s
an unfortunate truth that our planes are very closely connected. If the