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Of course! Weapons He had soht like And perhaps a supply of arrows? Soaze drifted across the bookshelves in his library The books in Frederic’s cabin were practically falling apart from heavy use

He sat at his desk, and on the computer, he located an online bookseller But what to buy? Apparently, the women had enjoyed Ivanhoe and A Tale of Two Cities, so he ordered a few books by Sir Walter Scott and Charles Dickens And Neona had said Pride and Prejudice was her favorite, so he bought some other works by Jane Austen

Domokos shuffled inside and set his tray on the table by the hearth "Is there anything else I can do for you,tolass with synthetic blood

"Do you know of any authors similar to Jane Austen?"

"Excuse me?"

"I need some books like Pride and Prejudice"

"Ah" Doave hiency England?"

"I’ifts," Zoltan roup of woave his steward an annoyed look as the old lass to him "Any ideas?"

"My wife likes to read historical rolass "I believe they are quite si drink

"My wife is also particularly fond of vampire romance"

Zoltan sed so hard that his eyes watered "Are you serious? Do people really write those? And read them?"

"I’m afraid so, my lord They appear to be quite popular"

"Why?" Zoltan set the glass down "We’re dead half the time And until recently, we couldn’t father children"

Do on your other attributes, azed at him blankly

Domokos cleared his throat "Your prowess in the bedchamber, my lord"

His eyes widened "Hoould they knohat I’ in bed?"

"They don’t, h they do seeifted and well endowed With skills that are quite legendary" Doed "Like I said, it’s fiction"

Zoltan’s jaw shifted "Right"

Do else I can do for you, ave hih"

"Then I’ll wish you a good evening, my lord" Domokos bowed and hobbled toward the door

"Fiction," Zoltanbooks in historical ro cart, then paid extra for one-day delivery

Books and weapons What else could he bring as a peace offering? It felt like he was forgetting so for thee missiles

He finished his bottle of blood, then took it and the wineglass to the kitchen There, he left a note for Howard on top of his donut box

Castle tour this afternoon, so I’ in Budapest Will return after sunset

Sheesh, the da him to report in He went to the ar knives and swords, plus a box of arrows He left them on the table, then teleported to the library in his townhouse There he paced about restlessly, wishing he were still with Neona Make love to er when she learned he was a vaht aside and focused instead on hoonderful she’d felt in his are was, she looked like she couldn’t be more than twenty-five

Her armor had made her appear like an ancient Greek soldier Had the armor come from her father? When had a Greek army traveled that far east?

He turned on his computer and did a search Alexander the Great had reached as far as India before his ar to return ho north into the mountains? He winced at the date: 326 BC Could Neona be over two thousand years old?

"Da the older one, but this ht hundred years seewhat? The fact that they were old? What was the point in living that long if you lived in a prison? Unless there was so

Like what? It couldn’t be gold or jewels, not when they lived so simply, with their homemade clothes and shoes He racked his brain but couldn’t coht caused a chill to run down his spine Neona ht have been one of the fierce warriors who had avenged his ht have even shot the arrow that had killed his father

"Shit" Was he falling in love with his father’s killer?

Chapter Eleven

The next evening after sunset, Zoltan jerked awake in his hidden bedrooy, he showered, dressed, and teleported to the kitchen of his castle for breakfast One good thing about being a Vaht as he waited for his bottle to heat up in the microwave, was that no matter how troubled he was, he always slept like the dead Literally

Noas alive again, and the worries were back Had Neona taken part in the ers back in 1241? How could he ask her such a question?

Innocent or killer? It kept going back to the same question He wanted to believe in her innocence, but reality kept showing hiht Swinging a sword at hiht But that was to convince hi to kill hie when she found out he was a valancing at the tiht?

"Shit!" He slammed the bottle down The watch! He’d prootten so

"There you are" Howard entered the kitchen, carrying a new sat phone "I brought this for you"

Zoltan ignored hiuzzled down his bottle of blood He’d teleport into town There was a jewelry store on Main Street that catered to tourists Old man Janos would have some nice watches

Howard set the sat phone on the counter next to hies arrived for you today Two boxes of books But before you leave--"

"I have to go somewhere first"

"What? Where?"

"Town" Zoltan tossed the empty bottle into the recycle bin "I need to buy a watch"