Chapter 81

She sat and stewed quietly for maybe an hour before she heard movement inside the larger coffin. There was a clicking sound, and then the lid swung open, revealing an ornate, padded interior. She was close enough to see that Timotei’s coffin had sliding locks on the inside. The vampyr sat up to regard her with cold eyes.

“Morning sunshine.” Lily had created a cup of coffee, which she sipped at delicately.

“It is dusk,” he said, then got out of his coffin. He walked up to her cage and snarled, revealing his fangs. “You aren’t supposed to be in there.”

“You’re right, I’m not.” She pouted. “You should probably let me out.”

Timotei didn’t respond. Instead, he left, too.

“Well, shit.” Lily scowled through the bars. “Guess it’s just me and fun-size over there.”

“And me,” Mike added.

“Just stand there and look pretty for me.”

It was almost twenty minutes before Timotei came back. With him were a pair of Legion’s vessels, each one carrying a p