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RILEY POV

I know this is a small clan but they should still have more than just the border patrols and some officers walking around the town, even just a few small discreet cameras on the streets, just to cover any and all travellers that pass through. As we sit in Malcom's private office and wait for Nathaniel, I turn to Julian.

"Hey, Jules? What was that about as we left that last clan? You could smell blood or something?"

"Oh, that doesn't matter. Someone on the bus we waited for and then passed must have cut themselves on something."

"You know, we could have stopped for you to check it out. I could smell humans on that bus. We could have convinced a couple of the females on board to maybe spare and share a little of their blood with us. I haven't had fresh human blood in..... Oh, I can't remember and if I remember rightly you have gone even longer.."

"I am fine, I don't need any..."

"Jules, who are you trying to fool, me or yourself? Because you don't fool me. You need a release.