Alex nodded stiffly. "Travel safely, Vienna."
"Ah, so you are mad at me, too."
He arched an eyebrow. "Why do you say that?"
Vienna waded into the water. It was freezing. "Because when I am your friend, you call me V. When I am annoying you off, it is Vienna all the way," she replied.
"Ah, I am not mad. I am just disappointed, I suppose. There was so much promise this time." Alex chuckled again. "And I really hope you do not wait for the normal six whole months until you come back to see us. I am not sure I can handle the foul mood Damien is sure to be in."
"Oh, you will be fine. You both will be fine." Vienna tried to keep her voice light. "Maybe he will find a nice blood slave to occupy him."
"You do not mean that V. And you should not say things you do not mean," Alex said.
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