"What culprit?" I whispered hurriedly.
Darius tilted his head. "Why are you worried?" He spoke as he wondered. " This should be the least of your concerns Genevieve." He bowed slightly, " now if you excuse me." He nodded and within the blink of an eye he vanished.
Diwal turned to me immediately, "Uh . . ."
"We should go," I glanced at the Diwal with worried eyes along with fear in them. That was what we could do. For all I know he was just bluffing. He must be. How was it his concern if any human in this country was bitten?
As we walked up the stairs to my room, I could not help but wonder if he knew whose blood it was?
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I was getting ready for dinner in my room. Dorothy was combing my hair and I enjoyed every bit of it. It had been a long time since I had my hair made. Dorothy made me a beautiful braid.
