“Four years is a long time to plan a coup.”
“Not in the life of a vampire.”
Well, damn. Ari kept forgetting their unique point of view. Vampires were bound to see time on a much bigger clock.
“So that’s all you had on him? That he was born in Canada?” No wonder Andreas had hesitated to share his suspicions.
“That, and an uneasy feeling. Now I see other small hints that didn’t mean much at the time. Like his failure to tell you Angela’s companion was a werewolf.”
“Yeah, I remember that one.”
“And his antipathy toward you. His frequent reminders you were a witch, an enemy to vampires, and already involved in two vampire deaths. It was Victor who reported he saw you with Marcus. He said much to poison my opinion of you.” Andreas’s eyes held regret. “I should not have listened.”
“You didn’t know me then.”
“A poor excuse.” Andreas set the first aid kit on his desk. “Victor must have warned the wolves of the raid.”
“Then he tried to talk