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I realized almost instantly that this Vampire was the woman whose memories I had just seen flickering across my mind like a movie, only I wasn't just watching, I was immersed in them. And now, I was sitting with her beside a roaring campfire as others the same as her laughed, told stories, drank, and made merry.

With a deep breath and an air of caution, I replied, still trying to figure out where we were. "A friend," I said, hoping she'd believe me. If I could see into her mind, understand her past so quickly, could she do the same? I pinned the image of Zabrina, her jaw opening wide, in my mind's eye, hoping this other woman would be able to see only that I had been turned and avoid the rest of the details, like the Guardian standing nearby with the Transformation serum who'd saved my life, who'd made me anything but a friend to these people.