Burris held off the Elders from finding trouble for me, as he had promised, and showed extra indulgence, and for a few days afterwards the villa was treated with a good deal of respect.
Of course, this could also be due to the fact that my rank was raised and I was no longer the lowest vampire, also I got the identity of being the Countess, and I gained all of Phillips' powers.
I can probably see why all these people are so hungry for power. It represented everything, status, position and a way of being alive.
Burris did save me a lot of trouble, and I thought to thank him.
In the bedroom, Burris stood by the window with his back to me. I couldn't help but fix my gaze on his tall and slender back.
"Chris, your blood is starting to taste delicious." Burris' voice suddenly rang in my ea
