Chapter 6
“He looked up from the harpsicord, and as he went on playing, he looked across at her almost as one might gaze into a mirror: So deeply was her every feature filled with his young features, which bore his pain and were more beautiful and seductive with each sound.”
–Rainer Maria Rilke
Brothers. They were brothers. Grigori and Rurik Barinov. And Rurik was hurt. Something inside her kicked into gear and Madelyn was on her feet in an instant.
“We need to get him to a hospital.” She joined them by the door, but Grigori’s face darkened and he shook his head.
“No hospital. Our blood has genetic markers which would be noticed during any routine bloodwork. We can’t be exposed like that.”
Madelyn stared at him, realizing that this was completely crazy, but they didn’t have time for
