the city. In a surge of democratic fervor, wholly uncharacteristic of vampires, the court decided to put it to a vote. Grady suggested that his Chief Warden should be elected Regent, by virtue of court seniority, since all of Sebastian’s lieutenants were now being looked upon with suspicion. Warden James declined the nomination, and in the end it was Grady who was elected Regent, mostly because of his help in toppling a corrupt ruler and vanquishing a demon, but having The Righteous endorse his nomination certainly helped. I thought he would make a fine Regent.
We stayed in London long enough to see Grady elected and to attend Ginny and Warren’s wedding. Warren moved into the house, but insisted on keeping the apothecary shop open. It was, after all, a family tradition … along with consorting with vampires. Ginny was looking particularly radiant when they saw us off at the docks and, as I waved goodbye from the deck of the
As for the demon, Michael and I had taken the urn and dropped it into a large rectangular form filled with concrete. When that had dried we’d loaded it into a specially made steel box with four-inch-thick sides. And then we padlocked it. Somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean I planned on taking a break from making love to my husband to drop it over the edge of the ship.
And where was that ship bound? We decided to take a holiday and see America again. Perhaps New York this time.
