"I was never close like that with my brother," Megan went on. "At least, not before he was killed overseas."
"I think what was revealed would be best kept amongst us," Shlee said. "Ambassador Snow is a good man, and I don't think he needs to know about what his wife and children did while being controlled by Jessica."
"That would be a great idea," Lucifer chuckled darkly, and Shelly pulled back to look at him. She felt ashamed for her weakness in crying in front of everyone, but couldn't bring herself to pull away from Sonia. Her emotions were a wreck, and the robot was her only stability. "But there's one problem. You see, we're surrounded by a fairly large group of very angry vampires and their allies."
"Let them have me," Shlee said, her voice sad but firm. "While they tear me apart, the rest of you can get away."
