" Wh ... what did Jimmy do then?" Ruby was filled with dread."Well, he also ordered the hospital here in town to release Opal's blood type from her re...ords. Then he took the whole thing to the speaker of the house and threatened to personally dismember any other person who started rumors about him or his family."She laughed at the memory, "Actually what he said was he would rip the guts and the nuts out of any other son of a bitch who tried to attack his family." How come you know all about. Street level, there were four retail shops and a bar / restaurant called, yawn, The Modernist. Lots of lobby traffic. No doorman. The security guards seemed to be as much, maybe more, concierge than watchdogs. If I had the time, I’d ... I don’t know what I’d do. Something frightfully clever and subterfugey with the security staff. Only one of them was on duty at a time.Like so many old buildings around the world, The Modernist had gone through several identities. Originally, back in 1862, it. Although powerful and terrible in their wrath, the Draca are still mortal, like you and me, and brave men and women have held in the past against their fury ... often with terrible loss, but still they held. There is no time to gather the second-born once more, if indeed they could even come to our calling. This world belongs now mostly to men, and it is by your blood, will and valor that you will keep it!Having just unloaded the vast army into Tellismere, Rowan found it agonizing to watch the. He is stubborn, but so am I. His face changes back to normal except for his fangs, and slowly, he descends down to my neck and I gasp as I feel his hot breath hit my neck. He licks down to where he bit me earlier and kisses the mark tenderly. I shiver in pleasure but manage to control my breathing. His arm snakes around my waist and I can feel my nipples harden instantly under his touch. His fangs graze across my collarbone and a small moan escapes my lips. His lips pull into a knowing smirk.