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Danse Macabre :: Гамильтон Лорел
Страница: 376 из 427I did my best to explain it out loud. «Not sure I can control her, like this. Bad, if she's in charge.»
«You are badly hurt, Anita. If you were truly vampire, then you'd need more blood. A lot more than normal. Jean-Claude thinks that the ardeur will rise and try to feed that need.»
I frowned harder at her. «I don't…»
«You promised to do whatever I asked, if I gave you the morphine. You gave your word.»
I swallowed, licked my lips, and thought about calling her a bitch, but since she was the only doctor we had, and I was hurt, it seemed unwise to piss her off. I could control Raina's munin now, if I hadn't been on drugs. I said, «No.»
«Then you will miss the ballet, and the party, and you will not be there to help Jean-Claude against the other masters. Richard will not be there because he is hiding. If you think it is a good idea to strip the master of this city of both of his thirds on this night, then refuse.»
Hell with it. I said, «Bitch.»
She smiled, and patted my cheek. «Once you are healed, your beasts may rise, so I will leave you with people who can take your beast, if they must.»
«I don't understand.»
«But I think we should start with someone that Raina never touched. I knew her, you see; she always loved new conquests.»
I shook my head, gently. «Don't understand.»
Nathaniel appeared beside her. He was not new to Raina; she'd had him every way a woman could have a man, and some that stretched the imagination to the screaming point. He was nude, except for the amethyst and diamond collar. It had been a gift from Jean-Claude and me, though frankly, more Jean-Claude's idea than mine. It would simply never have occurred to me.
«You're not wearing any clothes.»
He smiled. «We're going to try to go back inside afterward.»
«Afterward what?»
He glanced at Lillian. «How much is she following all this?»
«I'm not certain.»
A voice from behind us. «I don't do rape.»
Jason's voice then. «None of us do.»
Lillian leaned over me. «Anita, Anita, you must give permission for this.»
«For what, exactly?» There, that was a clear question.
«Raise Raina's munin, heal yourself, and heal Requiem.»
«Requiem?»
«Raina will like that he's someone new, and that he's badly injured.»
I stared into Lillian's face. «You really did know her.»
She nodded. «Better than I wanted to. I would not ask this, if I thought we would survive this night without you.
«You are badly hurt, Anita. If you were truly vampire, then you'd need more blood. A lot more than normal. Jean-Claude thinks that the ardeur will rise and try to feed that need.»
I frowned harder at her. «I don't…»
«You promised to do whatever I asked, if I gave you the morphine. You gave your word.»
I swallowed, licked my lips, and thought about calling her a bitch, but since she was the only doctor we had, and I was hurt, it seemed unwise to piss her off. I could control Raina's munin now, if I hadn't been on drugs. I said, «No.»
«Then you will miss the ballet, and the party, and you will not be there to help Jean-Claude against the other masters. Richard will not be there because he is hiding. If you think it is a good idea to strip the master of this city of both of his thirds on this night, then refuse.»
Hell with it. I said, «Bitch.»
She smiled, and patted my cheek. «Once you are healed, your beasts may rise, so I will leave you with people who can take your beast, if they must.»
«I don't understand.»
«But I think we should start with someone that Raina never touched. I knew her, you see; she always loved new conquests.»
I shook my head, gently. «Don't understand.»
Nathaniel appeared beside her. He was not new to Raina; she'd had him every way a woman could have a man, and some that stretched the imagination to the screaming point. He was nude, except for the amethyst and diamond collar. It had been a gift from Jean-Claude and me, though frankly, more Jean-Claude's idea than mine. It would simply never have occurred to me.
«You're not wearing any clothes.»
He smiled. «We're going to try to go back inside afterward.»
«Afterward what?»
He glanced at Lillian. «How much is she following all this?»
«I'm not certain.»
A voice from behind us. «I don't do rape.»
Jason's voice then. «None of us do.»
Lillian leaned over me. «Anita, Anita, you must give permission for this.»
«For what, exactly?» There, that was a clear question.
«Raise Raina's munin, heal yourself, and heal Requiem.»
«Requiem?»
«Raina will like that he's someone new, and that he's badly injured.»
I stared into Lillian's face. «You really did know her.»
She nodded. «Better than I wanted to. I would not ask this, if I thought we would survive this night without you.