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hadn’t seemed like a sentimental kind of guy.
    “ Good, uh, I mean, that’s tough. ” His cat eyes gleamed.“ You’d dug yourself a nice cozy grave and put up some halfass puny ward. I took my human form and used my amazing power to blow you right out of that grave. You were out of your head crazy, but with my preternatural strength, I slung you over my shoulder and lugged you back to the castle. ”
    Sparkle did some serious eye-rolling. “Last year I would’ve let that lie scoot right past me, but since I’m trying to build character this year, I have to be honest. My sweetie had to dig you up with a shovel and then fight you every inch of the way back here. He never could get you into the nice new coffin I sent along.”
    Ganymede hissed at her. “ I liked you a lot better when you had zero character. ”
    “And you did all this out of the goodness of your hearts?” Call him cynical, but Dacian figured most people had an angle.
    “ Taurin will owe me. Besides, Sparkle wanted you, and I always give my evil lady what she wants. ”
    Okay, that was Ganymede’s angle. Now for Sparkle.
    “I’m trying to be less shallow, so I guess my quest for personal depth starts with you.” She offered Dacian a smile that should’ve melted the chains right off the wall.
    It didn’t. He wondered what Cinn’s smile looked like. His thoughts turned sour. She probably only smiled when she was planting seeds. “Why’d you chain me to the wall?”
    Ganymede’s tail whipped back and forth. “ You’re kidding, right? No way could we turn a berserk bloodsucker loose in the castle. ”
    Sparkle added, “The tourist board would take away our five-star rating like that”—she snapped her fingers—“if they found drained guests littering the halls. This was the only place secure enough to hold you. Mede broke a sweat chaining you to the wall. Yourclothes—and I use the term loosely—were bloody and torn. Mede had to cut them off you because you were too out of control to unchain. I contributed my scarf to the cause in case of visitors.” She smiled. “What a shame to cover what is definitely your best feature.”
    Ganymede hissed.
    Sparkle put her finger over her lips. “Oops. Sorry. That was the old me. The new me didn’t even notice your excellent package.”
    Dacian had to say something in his own defense. “I feed from animals most of the time.” Except when he needed a power boost. Like now.
    Sparkle held up her palms. “See, there you are. An immediate problem. How would we explain all the missing shape-shifters?”
    Okay, time to change the subject. “Where’s Taurin?”
    “ Away. Somewhere in Europe. He’ll be home soon. But we need to know what you’ve been doing for the last couple of hundred years before we let you join our happy family. ” Something dangerous moved in the cat’s eyes.
    Dacian thought about how much to tell them. Bare bones. That was all they needed to know. “I’ve been trying to avoid my maker.”
    “Why?” Sparkle leaned forward, and Ganymede sank deeper. He purred.
    Dacian thought Sparkle’s excitement didn’t bode well for him. Just a feeling. “Stephan has a god complex. Nothing short of world domination will make him happy. He’s been trying to call me home to help him. I don’t want to go.”
    “ Bastard, ” Ganymede commiserated.
    Sparkle looked like she wanted to ask more questions, but Dacian didn’t give her a chance. “Can I get out of here?”
    “ Do you know where ‘here’ is? ” Ganymede sounded wary.
    “The Castle of Dark Dreams. Your informant was right about me keeping track of Taurin.”
    Ganymede just nodded. Dacian could read all of the cat’s unasked questions in his eyes. He had a few of his own. But now wasn’t the time for any more questions or answers. He needed to feed so he could think clearly.
    Ganymede glanced at the door and it opened. “ I’ve sent for Holgarth. He’ll take you to a room. We’ll send something up for you to