"It is my pleasure. I could not allow a beautiful lady like yourself to be harmed in the plots of bitter and power-hungry leaders. My thanks for your help today."
I looked around, the body had been wrapped in a tarp and was being carried back to a cargo van. "Why don't we continue on to my office?"
"If you would join us, Chairman Talia, Master Jarrod," Nikolai said as he extended his arm back to his RV.
I followed the two men back on board as Jarrod came alongside. "Thank you for being here," I told him.
"You know I will always protect you, my daughter," he said as he put his arm around my shoulder. "When Nikolai called me, that wasn't the only reason for coming."
"What do you mean?"
"Leonardo is the senior vampire not on the council, and he will be taking Daniela's spot on the Counc
