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be.”
    Sammy locked her gaze to mine. “You’re wrong, Cella. You are smart.”
    We heard Sabine and Georgia talking when we arrived.
     
    “Richard is still as gorgeous as I remember, don’t you think?”
    Georgia hesitated. “Yes, he is, Sabine, but this isn’t Geneva. This certainly isn’t about you or Richard.”
    “Georgia, we may be here to learn, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t have some fun too. Richard and I are perfect for each other. Doesn’t the fact that we were both chosen for this exclusive opportunity prove that?”
    “In case you haven’t noticed, there are others here too.”
    “I wouldn’t think of leaving you behind, Georgia. I told my father you just had to come with me.”
    “Wait, Sabine, are you saying I never would have been invited if it wasn’t for you?”
    “Of course not, Georgia, but having good connections never hurt though, did it?”
    Georgia watched Sabine walk away. She shook her head and walked back into the dining room. “Connections,” she groused under her breath.
    Sammy and I were right behind her.
    “Still hungry?”
    “Our lunch was interrupted, Georgia. We’ll just be a minute, don’t worry.”
    “Oh I wasn’t worried. I don’t think about either of you at all.”
    She took her things and stomped past us. I chose a piece of chocolate cake and plopped down at the table.
    “Good choice,” Sammy said, picking an identical piece and sitting down across from me.
    I smiled as we scooped up the first bite together.
     
     

 
     
     
CHAPTER THREE
     
     
    “What do you want to do this afternoon?” Sammy asked. “I brought some great books if you just want to hibernate in our room.”
    “You know what, that sounds pretty good. We’ll take some more snacks and stay in.”
    “More snacks? You may be able to burn all of this off, but I’m not that blessed.”
    “You’re so thin, it would do you some good to gain a little weight,” I teased.
    “True, if it’s in the right places.”
    We giggled, and finished our cake.
    “I’m stuffed. I think you’re right, we don’t need more snacks. I’ll just get some water.”
    “I’ve never been around vampires, aren’t you supposed to kill something to eat?”
    “We don’t need to do that anymore, if we don’t want to.”
    “Oh, good.”
    I mixed some crimson and drank it in private. Being the only vampire in the house made me a little self-conscious and I hated drawing too much attention.
    Sammy was propped up on the bed, already reading.
    “We don’t have to read about magic, so I have something special, books written by humans about fantasy creatures and beings like us.”
    She handed me one. “Grimm’s Fairy Tales. This should be interesting.” We read for over an hour and then Sammy slammed her book closed.
    “These are scary; are we that scary to people? Wicked witches, terrible stepmothers? It’s enough to scare children half to death!”
    “You’re right, but I saw worse growing up. Maybe I am missing my calling. I should write Fairy Tales about Althar.”
    “All right, why don’t you start with me? Tell me a story about the underworld. I’d love to hear about it.”
    “Well, I really don’t want to talk about the scary things, but how about the handsome Demon Kings; Cathos and his brother Ceron?”
    Sammy’s eyes were wide with wonder. “Handsome and Demon aren’t something I’m used to hearing in the same sentence. That sounds fantastic, go ahead.”
    “Let me start by saying that Demon doesn’t mean evil. It means of the darkness, of fire. At least in Althar it does. Their kingdom, though full of evil of every kind, is peaceful, for the most part. My brother, Cain, saved King Cathos from the Dark Queen, who had deceived him, took his essence and was keeping it in a container by her bed, as a constant reminder of her victory.”
    “Wait you know them, you’ve actually met them?”
    “Oh yes,” I said. “They are considered dear friends of our family now. Cathos