Cleaning up after Prudence and Vice isn’t easy. Disposing of the bodies is the easy part. What’s tougher is finding who might have seen the two of them dressed up as Rus warriors. I can block someone from detecting my presence. Once the memory is formed, it’s a lot harder to wipe out.
For this reason, I only employ bloodkin, nightling, or humans who know that vampires exist. Even so, the occasional outsider can get into the building. Fortunately, few people saw Prudence and Vice in their new attire. The ones that did can be trusted to keep the secret.
After clean-up is done, I head back to my penthouse and soak in my favorite view of the city. It’s a clear night, so moonlight dances across the water. The ferry boats leave long and elegant wakes behind them. It’s calm, but none of that pe
