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I went into her head to see what was wrong but Vera closed the door to her mind. I was only able to smell her anxiety. I couldn't tell what was on her mind.
"Who is it that you asked Virgo to trail?"
I have never lied to Vera before and right now, I do not want anyone to find out how Marissa affects me. Especially not Vera.
Vera is impatient and impulsive. If she finds out that Marissa wields the power to render me weak with just a taste of her blood then she definitely won't let her live.
She will want her dead. And whatever Vera wants, she gets.
"It's irrelevant," I waved my hand to brush that aside as I offered her a drink from my glass. Vera didn't accept the drink. She stared fixedly at my face as if in search of something to tell her what she wants to know.
"When d
