”“Moira told me why you are leaving.”Looking over her shoulder, I scowl at Moira. Jen lets me go, and I hug Moira next.“I thought I told you n...t to tell anybody?”“What was I supposed to tell Jen. She is practically one of us now.”“Give her some time. She isn’t there yet.”“She is closer than you think.”“Damn it, did Dahlia suck her into one of your lesbian love-fests?”“It wasn’t only Dahlia.”“I thought I told you girls to be patient and not rush things?”“It didn’t take much of a push.”“We’ll. ”Treya laid her hand over the girl’s forehead to see how she was doing. There didn’t seem to be any change; she was simply asleep.It was getting late, and Corec and Ellerie had been gone for an hour. It would be at least two more before they returned—possibly longer, if the people Sarette had seen turned out to be a problem.“Maybe we should wake her up rather than waiting,” Treya murmured to Shavala, who was sitting nearby. “We can’t stay here all night.”The elven woman wasn’t paying attention,. He was a bit old for us at this pointin our lives. I believe from a legal perspective we were what wascommonly referred to as "jail bait." I knew that Aunt Viv and Dr. Bobwould never allow anything untoward to happen to Darla. She was theirpride and joy. Darla and I hugged continually upon my arrival. We finally releasedeach other but couldn't stop smiling. That little piece of paper seemedto have changed everything. I'd never been a carefree kid, but allseemed to be just a bit more. "Ogres! Alexandra! If you are alive and able, please invite me in! You cannot take these creatures alone! I cannot help you unless you invite me into your home! Alexandra!"The ogre in front of me grinned viciously and shocked the hell out of me by saying, "Vampires! You can't live with them and you can't eat them. Invite him in and you will join his little harem soon enough. All those bloodsuckers are alike! Now come to Goresmaak. He will eat you right, tiny as you are."As soon as he took a.