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and clear your memory before Father found out.”
    “Are you saying you are only sorry that you got caught, offspring?” The pitch of Devereux’s voice rose and he stared daggers at Elliott.
    “No! No, that’s not what I meant. Well, yes, it is what I meant, but now that you mention it, I see the problem.” Elliott twisted his hands. “We were stupid and thoughtless. We didn’t mean to hurt or upset you, Dr. Knight. We’re glad Father has found you, even if you’re not immortal. We told him a perfect woman existed for him, and here you are. There is only one true mate, and no murder ceremony involved. But we are vampires. You can’t expect us to act like humans...”
    “Silence!” Devereux yelled, then returned his attention to me again. “I realize this is not nearly enough, my love, and I assure you they have not yet begun to feel the full extent of my wrath, which will be memorable and ongoing, but are you satisfied with their explanations for now? Are you willing to allow me to straighten out all the lies and misinformation they gave you?”
    They all looked at me, waiting.
    “We really are assholes,” Laurence said, trying to look serious.
    “Yes you are.” I crossed my arms over my chest.
    They nodded.
    “And you manipulated me. You frightened me, made me doubt Devereux, and raised serious concerns about whether or not I ever want to see the two of you again, even if you are his offspring.” I was glad my voice sounded strong and steady. “I don’t usually condone violence, but in this case I’ll make an exception.”
    “We’re sorry,” they said.
    Elliott gave an apologetic shrug. “We don’t spend a lot of time around humans, so it’s easy to see mortals as food and playthings.”
    “Elliott!” Devereux barked.
    “It’s true, Father. She needs to know,” Laurence added.
    Thanks to my clients, I’d already begun to figure that part out. “So, you’re saying you lied? Devereux never intended to hurt me?”
    “Yes, we lied,” they said in unison.
    “Father won’t even hurt humans he doesn’t like, much less one he loves.” Laurence’s lips spread in an ‘aren’t I charming?’ smile. “Please believe us.”
    “You’ve got to be kidding.” Too tired to participate in their childish antics any longer, I wanted the night to end. If they thought they could continue to manipulate me, they were mistaken. “I’d like you to go now. I can wholeheartedly say it wasn’t nice meeting you.”
    They opened their mouths to speak as Devereux, quick as lightning, appeared in front of them. Grabbing their hair, he ripped off their heads with a horrible, wet sound. Their bodies collapsed into bloody piles, their heads nearby.
    Shocked speechless, I sucked in all the air in the room. Trembling, my eyes went wide, my gut knotted. I fought vomit.
    He flicked his fingers nonchalantly at them. “Be gone.”
    And they were – spewing blood and all.
    “Jesus, Devereux!” I sputtered, looking at the massive red stains on my carpet and walls. “You just killed your children. What...” If my legs hadn’t been noodles, I’d have bolted out my front door. The smell was so overwhelming I gagged. What kind of horrible relationship did he have with his offspring if he could reduce them to headless corpses? I knew vampires were violent, but having it rubbed in my face was over the top.
    Just as quickly he returned to sit next to me and gathered me into his arms. Overwhelmed again by vampire insanity – scared and disgusted – I fought to push him away. He clutched me tighter, murmuring softly. Blood glistened on his leather pants. “No. Please listen. Decapitation is a usual punishment for them. They expect no less.”
    “Decapitation is a usual punishment?” My voice dripped incredulity. “In what universe?”
    “In mine.” He radiated calm, as if we were discussing shoes.
    “They actually expect you to brutalize them? To abuse them?” I couldn’t wrap my brain around the absurd