Alexian: I hate vampires. The Dutchess strolled into Shore with headlines that are going to haunt us all until we make it go away and it's not going to be an easy task. The press is harder to deal with than city officials. For the first time in a long time, Sloane and I are alone. Titus and Sin headed back to court, our fathers are all scouting, and the Dutchess is in the hands of Elliah and Ash. I doubt Sin will be able to stay away too long. I can practically see the gears in her head, turning. "We haven't had time to sit down and talk like this," I sat down in the beach chair next to her. Maybe talking to her while she's only in a two-piece while getting a tan isn't a good idea. "Yeah, who would have thought that taking over the world would be so hard?" she gig

