Simply brilliant and that bloody battle would last forever because both sides were disorganised messes all around. She frowned and looked at him. She wasn’t the most empathic or soft person, but was able to recognise the gleam of hurt passing in his gaze. How could she be so impulsive? If she lost her hold because…
His humble response mystified her. She had imagined he would throw her out when he realised her intentions. She had never concealed them and yet this vampire appeared to cling into wishful thinking.
Inwardly, she winced.
“When it ends,” she replied without missing a beat, “Take me back.”
Pausing after this, Integral considered honesty next. “Dracula used to be my servant,” she admitted with a sullen voice. “He saved me when I was young and was under my service for over a decade. But recently… he… Alucard, the Count faded from existence. I was making the madman behind that and all the suffering from my country, pay.”