“Well…” Rikard dropped his voice to an intimate purr. “I am a vampire. Drinking blood does rather come with the territory. But I am very gentle when I dine these days, I assure you.” Merely the slightest hint of fang showed in his easy smile. “I only take what can be spared.” “The self-serving justification of every burglar, slaver, racketeer, and tyrant throughout history.”
