Chapter 14 “Ty nikogda ne govorila mne, chto sobirayesh’sya ispol’zovat’ moyu krov’, chtoby zatochit’ kogo‑to, Svetlana.” (You never told me that you were going to use my blood to imprison someone, Svetlana.) “Ya skazala tebe, chto mne nuzhna tvoya krov’, chtoby nakazat’ odnogo cheloveka. Chto, po‑tvoemu, ya imela v vidu, Isabella?” (I told you I needed your blood to punish someone, what did you think I meant, Isabella?) “Dost thou comprehend that using my blood with thy magic may well betray my very existence unto Alessandro?!” “That is not how such workings fare, Isabella. Thou vexest thyself overmuch. And though he should follow the magical trail, it would lead him only unto the black depths of the Atlantic, not unto thee,” Svetlana waved off the werewolf in front of her. “You shou

