Chapter 35
The phone buzzed in Leo's hand, and he somehow managed not to drop it onto the stones. He gave it to Igor without looking at the number. The other man answered in Romanian, then held up his hand. Leo took one step, meaning to head back to the inn and get ready to leave.
His feet refused to move further, along with his lungs and his heart.
Such a harsh, uncomfortable word. Strigoi. The way it grated through his ears and into his mind. But Igor had said he would not allow another line to be born. Right after he said their bodies were perfect, so they could have children.
No part of him could deny Maria had been obsessed with that very thing.
What had he made love to that morning? Leo couldn't pretend he'd been dreaming any longer. His groin ached with strong contractions, far
