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asked,
    “Who have you been talking to?” He took a step towards her and she smiled, saying,
    “No one. I’m just thinking out loud, that’s all.” Her heart was racing as she tried to decide what to do about the whip without using her thoughts and she couldn’t think straight without him hearing what was going on in her head. If he listened now, he would hear a lot of “What, why, when, where, and how?” but not be able to make sense of any of it. She was having trouble making any sense of it, herself. She walked to him and placed her arms around him, taking in his scent as he placed his arms around her shoulders, holding her close to his silent chest. Still holding the satchel, she slipped her hand inside and placed it on the whip, trying to figure out how to get it around him, for he was much faster than she. Zoe didn’t want to harm Barry but she also could not allow the entire human race to succumb to evil and tyranny. If the “mutts”, as he called them, were silently ridding the world of the corrupt and the wicked, and they had now been left to run amuck, how could she let him continue on his mission of annihilation? If things were as bad as Lillian Long had said, it was only a matter of time before the bad outweighed the good and the hope for humanity was gone. She had no choice. She knew what must be done.
    Zoe placed her hand on the back of his neck for the last time and pulled him in for a slow, long passionate kiss. Feeling the sensation of his cold tongue in her mouth one last time as she ran her hand from his neck, down his side and back, where she met her other hand and the bag. She reached into the bag and grabbed the whip, holding it in both hands a few feet apart and she quickly looped it around his throat and crossed it in the back behind him. His hands flew to his throat and she said,
    “Stop.” Hearing her words, he stopped immediately and fell to his knees. Zoe’s heart ached for him, the look of pain in his eyes as he looked to her and asked why. “You have let your bloodlust take control and the killing of the descendants of Kain has had grave consequences. Their diet of the wicked and corrupt has not been sated and these people who were supposed to die are being allowed to run free and in time, it will bring forth the fall of humanity. I can’t allow that to happen.” She tightened the whip and reached into her pocket to make the call to Ms. Long.
    “How could you do this to me? I thought you loved me.” The words stung her heart because she had also thought that she loved him at one point but realized that there was no way he could love her in return. His vow forbade it.
    “Love? You want to talk to me about love? How about a vow to never love a human as long as your feet are planted on the face of the earth? Huh? How about that one?” A tear fell down her face as her eyes failed to contain the hurt that they so desperately tried to hide.
    He looked to the floor and then back up to her with a stone face. “Yes. I did make that vow. Giving over my entire heart and soul was the only way to fully dedicate my eternity to my mission, for other things get in the way of progress. I never meant to hurt you. For what it’s worth, if not for the vow, I would have wanted to spend the rest of your life with you.” Zoe’s eyes streamed a flood of tears at his words and looked to the phone in her hand, debating on using it to call and let Lillian Long know that she had him subdued or throwing it against a wall and releasing him.
    “Call her, Zo. She’s right. My actions and hatred for the hybrids has thrown balance into chaos and it must be restored. There’s still a chance of salvaging society as a whole but as long as I walk the earth free, I will continue on with my mission. It’s up to you to do what is right for the rest of mankind.” She stifled a silent sob as she leaned down and placed her hand on his face, savoring the cold steel of his lips and the scent of the night air on