Chapter XV
THE FOLLOWING WEEKS turned into an ever-growing pain, no matter how hard I tried to fight my disappointment and sadness. I kept taking Hesrah places when she was free, showing her things I loved, and introducing her to interesting people I knew. We drove to Germany a few times, saw several cities, spent a weekend in Paris. But mostly, we spent our time walking around Amsterdam, Alkmaar, Hague, or some other Dutch urban area we’d take the train to and talked about everything.
When Hesrah wasn’t with me, she was out with Louis, trying to find out more about the missing trueborns. They talked to vampires he knew, other sources he could scare up, and even Anthony. From what Hesrah had shared with me, it wasn’t leading anywhere promising.
Louis and I were civil, but cold to each o
