That got a rise out of Lucian. The air of Elite decorum fell as he practically snarled, “You fed from him?”
“Yeah, why?” Confused by his appalled tone, Mira stepped back from both men.
Eyes cast down to the ground with uncharacteristic abashment, Lucian quietly mumbled, “Nothing. I forget your nature sometimes.”
There was more behind his words, but Mira had neither the time nor the desire to drag it out of him. She was a vampire. She was free. She could feed on whomever she pleased.
Unfazed by either her comments or Lucian’s grimacing face, Stryker walked passed Mira into the house. “Let me change, and I’ll escort you to the meeting. You can stop by the clinic if you need to, Mira. There should be donors available.”
“I can wait until we’ve finished our meeting. As I understand it, we’
