"Hey Tonya my man would love to French kiss your ass."Tonya turns to me with a sicken look. "Sicko."My face turned beet red. Why the hell did Dawn tel... her that? Dawn was whispering to Tonya for a little bit when Tonya turned to me and smiled. Not a smile to say more like oh shit what the hell are they talking about. The only thing I heard as Dawn turned to walk over to me was Dawn saying, "If it happens it happens."As Dawn got close I spoke out, "Why would you..." before I could finish Dawn. "Annabelle, have you lost your mind?" she said with just the slightest hint of a Russian accent in her voice. "This is a human!" Yes, Katrina, but not for much longer. She is here tonight because she wants to become one of us. Tonight she will be initiated, both as a vampire and as a practitioner of Blood Rose. I trust all of you to make her feel ... welcome." The word "welcome" sounded like a cue for them to do something.One of the girls stepped forward, a girl in another of the silk kimonos. Geez you get offended easily.”Lucas put his hand on my shoulder which made me look back into his direction.Lucas: “Naw man don’t worry about it. Maybe you got some collateral or maybe you can pay with something else.”I then felt my skirt being raised from the back which made me turn quickly and push it back down. It was Red with a creepy scowl on his face. I scolded him with anger which did nothing to change that ugly scary scowl and he retorted with a gravelly voiced reply.Shannon: “What do. Cameron's Wood was an easy three-mile drive along deserted country roads. When I pulled into the large gravelled car park I noted that there was only one other vehicle. Barring any cross-country ramblers we might encounter, the dogs and I would have the woods virtually to ourselves. They eagerly scampered off barking with delight at their outdoor freedom.I let them run on ahead along the way-marked footpath, occasionally calling them to heel. All three of us slowed to a walking pace as we.