Chapter 92

"I'll feel better when we're out of here," Tyler said.

We were locking up the villa when I felt a familiar tingling on the back of my neck.

"Shit," Tyler said. She had felt it, too.

My first thought was Athena, but it was a masculine voice that spoke. "Leaving so soon?" It was the heavily accented voice of Marcelle.

We spun around to see not only Marcelle and his second in command Paolo, but five other Vampires as well.

I studied Marcelle. "As I said, my time here is limited."

Marcelle smiled. "You look lovely this evening. Do my eyes deceive me or is your skin healed of its burns?"

I smiled slightly. "Thank you for noticing. You are correct. My burns have been healed."

"And if you don't mind me asking, how did you achieve such a feat?" Marcelle asked.

"Well now, a lady can't reveal all of her beauty secrets."

His smile grew even broader. "Of course, forgive me." He looked around. "I seem to always catch you at a bad time, when you're on your way to someplace else. However,