The adrenaline was easing away. Heated oil rolling down my skin instead of biting bits of fire; how could I argue? Be my enemy then, Jean-Claude said, but one of us must do this. It was hot inside the doors, and it wasn't caused by the heating system, it was just that many bodies in a small space. I had enough problems without self-doubt creeping in.
We held him, as if he could still run to Perrin's fire and destroy himself. You want me to be your puppy tonight? I was thinking more that we'd just fuck, I said. Except for that first time I'd had some control over the ardeur. The vampires and the few humans among them stood staring at me.
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