A Gun. I Had Been Brought Down

She Has Very Strong Ideas About Family - Ideas That Probably Sound Kind Of Sexist To You. She Believes All Dhampirs Should Train And Put In Time As Guardians, But That The Women Should Eventually Return Home To Raise Their Children Together. But Not The Men? No, He Said Wryly. She Thinks Men Still Need To Stay Out There And Kill Strigoi.

I Had To Be The Next Family Alchemist. My Sister... Well, She's Older, And Usually It's The Oldest Kid Who Has To Do The Job. But, She's Kind Of... Worthless. -sydney To Rose

Adrian's New Research Partner Stepped Through The Door, And I Knew The Uneasy Peace We'd Just Established In Palm Springs Was About To Shatter. Dimitri Belikov Had Arrived.

Have You Ever Wanted To Put On A Santa Suit?" "i Have Always Wanted To Do That," Said Carter Gravely.

I Looked Back And Forth At Them In Amazement. I Didn't Know If I Was Witnessing A Fight Or Foreplay. I Wasn't Thrilled About Either Option.