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"She has taken Elixir, Natalie She’s walking poison"

Tulio grunted fro one, too Any vampire who smelled that blood would want to have a taste"

Te to kill her when she’s not useful anyrabbed her hand and pulled her back "Of course we’re not going to kill her"

"I would if it were up tothat sounded insulting in her own tongue Tulio shrugged "According to you, she’ll die anyway"

"Then we have to find a way to help her," Natalie said "There has to be so we can do"

She sat when Baojia pulled her down "We’ll figure so to find the right doctor to study this formula Hopefully someone i a live… patient will help whoever they find But she can’t go back Not as she is right now You can ask your friends--she’ll die within months without treatard for the girl and heartbroken over the situation "It’s not her fault"

"Of course it isn’t," he said "But would you have her spread it to others? What if this is a blood-borne disease and anyone who touches her blood or comes in contact with it is also infected? What if they also spread it? Not only vaer until we know more"

She nodded "Fine But what are we going to do with her? You think it’ou blood-s a good idea to take her to Gio and Beatrice’s House of a Thousand Vampires?"

"Probably not"

"We will keep her," Cirilda spoke in heavily accented English

"I knew you could speak English!" Natalie almost shouted while Cirilda smirked

"Woruffly

"We’ll take her and keep her until you can find aTulio "She’ll be safe here And he won’t touch her blood He only likes mine anyway"

"He only drinks from you? Is that safe?" She blurted out the question before her brain caught up with her mouth "Sorry, none ofhis cheek as she left the rooet soirl and some food for you You should eat before you leave"