Erzsebet maintained her distance, not because she was scare of Lucius but because she wanted to make the fight last. Lucius also intrigued her and reminded her of a vampire lover she once had named Count Dragul. The human politicians had gotten to him first, which is how Erzsebet had some warning. However, her escape attempt had been fruitless, and she knew it at the time. To where could she have escaped?
“You honestly believe you're better than me, don't you?” Erzsebet asked incredulously. She had already read Lucius' intent so knew without him answering that he did. He'd never had any experience with a real vampire before, and this amused Erzsebet, for this was true of every human on the planet. Not one of them could know nor even dream of what she was capable of. Lucius was a prime exa
