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“I still think it’s a bad idea,” Liana said as she slipped into bed. “Father ought to know about some vampire fellow who just happens to find his way into our bedroom every now and again.”
“He’s completely harmless,” Adaria argued while Regina braided her hair as they got ready for bed. “You’ve seen him yourself. If Nero was capable of harming any of us, he would have done so, don’t you think?”
“That’s correct,” he said, causing all three of them to jump as he emerged from the window. Liana quickly pulled her blanket up to her shoulders, and Nero found the gesture amusing.
“You cannot just stroll into our bedroom whenever you like,” she said, glaring at him. “It’s inappropriate, and don’t you have a sense of dignity?”
“Dignity?” He chuckled before sitting on the windowsill. “I do
