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"Dad?" Brandon asked again, hoping Elliott would say yes and let him get the second round of Transformation serum. I saw a flicker in Elliott's eyes once more, like he was considering it.

"I don't know, boy," he said, defeat setting in. "Let me talk to your mom."

Instantly, Brandon's mood brightened, and I thought about how unfair that was. His mom was supposed to be the crazy, abusive onebut she was likely to say yes to this because she had already basically turned Brandon over to his dad. My mom was the one at headquarters where she could actually see how much of an enhancement the procedure created. And she would absolutely say no.

Aaron moved the conversation forward, talking about how we would attack the four bands of Vampires as soon as Jamie was done with the procedures. Once I realized they were talking about how all of that would go down, I tuned back in. Maybe there would be another opportunity if I played my cards better.