And you're quite right. What do you call a masquerade, Auntie? Society, people, life; what you will. I'm sorry if I've been the cause of any anxiety. What was the point of denying it? Ilona sat on the arm of the sofa, swinging one leg; a bright young thing at a party.
What? These were the victims of a vampire, he said. Why didn't you just kill me? Why don't you do it now? She flung herself at him, pulled at his shirt-sleeve—but when he turned to look at her, she froze. Karl knew he had provoked him, but he was unprepared for the violence of Kristian's reaction. Perhaps you can't understand why these things matter, but they do.
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