Shadow of Night (All Souls Trilogy, #2)

by Deborah Harkness

“How long is a vampire minute, then?” I asked, snuggling under his chin. “It’s hard to say,” Matthew murmured. “Some length of time between an ordinary minute and forever.”

“Messy? So is life. Stop trying to be perfect. Try being real for a change.”

The de Clermonts are very good at revenge,