Justice, or death."The vampire raised her chin. "I choose neither." With that, she lungedforward, her nails growing long and sharp in midair, before s...amminginto me with the force of a truck. I turned my shoulder into the leap,slamming into her solar plexus as she leapt; with a small amount ofmagical force, I was able to stand my ground and knock her off of herfeet with her own momentum. She skidded across the hard concrete floorof the basement before coming to a rest on the opposite wall. As. ?As it was in the time of the First Queen of our people Currella, youwill each be given a chance to bind your loyalty to your Queen,? I said.Then glanced at Carlotta behind me seeing her grin.This had been one of those events in history that she?d had me study as Ipracticed my talent. After seizing the throne Currella had each councilorsubmit to the bite, giving her part of their blood that she might readany disloyal intentions. Also she would later be able to see into theirintentions whenever. If you just give me a key and point me in the right direction, I can find my way up.”“Luggage?” I simply lifted my gym bag and showed it to her. “Let me call and check.” She picked up a phone.I shrugged acceptance. I suppose it wasn’t a good policy to just hand out keys to hotel rooms without checking first. I only heard the desk clerk’s side of the conversation, except for a loud squeal when she informed Kelly a guest was here. A few seconds later she looked at me and smiled. “Ms. O’Connor. Over the course of our 7-month relationship, Jeff and I had quite a few mutual sessions. It helped that, although we both loved to watch and be watched, I tended to prefer being watched and he tended to prefer watching.Jeff and I were compatible, too, in that we both loved nature and outdoor activities. There\'s a state park nearby where there are miles and miles of hiking trails and a camping and boating section. We would often go to the park for some hot action.During day trips, at least.