“We are going to have to extend our stay. See what you can do about rooms. Anything else?”

“Okay, done. Probably stuff you already know by now. His intentions and what not.”

“Yes, I know,” I sigh.

“Liv,” he pauses.

“Yes, Scott?” I get off on the floor that says ‘Gym’ and he frowns but follows me.

“Be careful,” he says.

I nod and my phone goes off. It’s Cole. Finally.

He nods back and heads back towards the elevators. I say to Cole, “Hey, baby.”

“Hey, what’s going on? Are you okay?” he asks in a rush.

“I’m fine….”

“Thank god. I got this blunt message from Constantine and it freaked me out. I have only just picked it up to call you,” he interrupts me.

“What did he say?” I ask, curious despite the pressing news.

“He said, and I quote, ‘There is news, call your sire.’ And he hung up.”

I grimace at his lack of tact. CK’s, not Cole’s. Call your sire indeed. He is so far in denial he might as well be in Egypt.

“Cole, we have had a bit of a situation. Just let me get this out without interruption, okay?”

“Okay,” he says, now warily.

“Jess tried to kill herself, so Devon was forced to sire her to save her. He couldn’t let her die.”

“Oh. Shit. She tried to kill herself? Man, that’s just…why would she do that?”

“Because she wanted Devon to sire her and he refused. She forced his hand.”

“Whoa. I knew she wanted to but that’s just insane. How’s he doing?”

“Not good. He doesn’t want this. But there’s more.”

“More? That doesn’t sound good.”

“I told him that I would take responsibility for her. He will stick around but I will teach her.”

“Oh? Why would you do that? It’s not your responsibility. It’s his,” Cole says.

“It isn’t if he doesn’t want it. I will take the burden from him.”

“Liv. You have too much going on already,” he complains. “This is too much.”

“I know, baby,” I say softly. “But I am not going to let Devon deal with this on his own. Not when it is partly my fault.”

“Your fault? Why is it your fault?” he asks, worried.

“The building is behind wards. Xane has them set up to stop spells from being used in the casino. That means all magick is set to fail. Even siring. I, however, am once again immune due to my Queen status and as he drank from me, a lot, Corinne said that it elevated his own status and the wards ignored him.”

“He drank from you, a lot?” he asks. “What is that supposed to mean?”

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