So... no replies to love letters are a good thing? He's probably busy. He must be busy. He's got like a whole city business to run ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS]The sun hadn't quite set in the distance and it was just bordering on dusk in Paris. Likely unexpectedly, Blaise was standing out on the main balcony of his huge and sprawling mansion, looking out at the sun setting in the distance. He had on a midnight-blue suit with a black silk shirt and matching tie, and over the top was a full ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS, THIS and THIS]Rory was sort of hovering in that space of being half awake and half asleep all at the same time. It had been a crappy day. Now that he wasn't unconscious and wasn't drugged up to the eyeballs on painkillers, he was constantly aware of the pain. It wasn't as bad as when he first woke up, but it was still there. He also ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS, THIS and THIS]Now that Rory was in safe hands at Blaise's secure manor, Riley actually had a chance to breathe. The nutter raving about vampires at the base of the Eiffel Tower had been shipped off to the local hospital for a psych assessment and luckily with Halloween so close, no one really batted much of an eyelid and Riley's team ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS and THIS]As soon as he was able, Blaise had given his orders that Rory be brought here to his manor, if he agreed, of course. There was still a chance the Scot would decline and Blaise wouldn't push the issue. He would just make sure there was a close Ventrue confidante in Scotland available to ensure Rory was well taken care of as he ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS]In the world of the Kindred Prince of Paris, there was a hierarchy that tended to be followed that wasn't exactly written, but everyone just knew by default. With Emmeline back, she basically slotted in as Juliette's 2IC, which made her Blaise's 3IC by default. With Blaise uncontactable, news was to be delivered to Juliette or ( Read more... )

Riley once again found himself back in his cammos and with Blaise not around to actually interact directly with, he had made good on his promise that Buffy could visit Rory if she kept her distance. The last thing anyone needed was Blaise to show up and him to sense Buffy all over Rory. She was purely a spectator here. As it was, Blaise hadn't been ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS and THIS]It was a buzzing sound that dragged Riley out of his glorious and warm bubble of sleep. It seemed like it was a far off sound at first, and one he could ignore and just keep on sleeping, but it soon got to the point it was irritating and because he wasn't the deepest sleeper at the best of times, once he was woken, he was ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS]The night was getting on by the time Blaise arrived back to his estate from the military facility. It had been a long day, and after being confronted by the lover of Rory's brother out of the blue, Blaise had finally managed to go into a closed-door meeting with Riley to discuss where the whole situation lay now. They spoke for hours ( Read more... )

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Blaise was holding himself up on the door jamb between his bedroom and his en suite bathroom. His eyes were closed and he rested his head against the cool iron frame of the door, trying to somehow draw on any lingering strength he had remaining in him. "Mon cherie... I'll summon Mademoiselle Rousseau for you," Jaquelynne ( Read more... )