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we sleep in a coffin? Why would we
_want_ to sleep in a coffin?" Victoria gave me a squeeze and a knowing
smile. We turned, leaving him.
"Victoria," Simon called. We stopped and looked at him. "One of the
serving girls is lying naked in my bed," he said, perplexed.
"Consider it a... _courtesy_ of castle Dracula, Tourism Minister Van Hel-
sing. The hospitality and thoughtfulness of the Countess Dracula are legen-
dary," Victoria demurely replied, bowing slightly. I could see Simon smile.
He wasted no time in returning to his room, shutting the door without as much
as a good night. "Come, my husband. I am tired, and I would sleep with
you." There was a pause. "I _need_ to sleep with you," Kyoko Fukada emphasized. We
went to the master suite, dressed for bed, and lay down together. Victoria
rolled on top of me. "David?"
"Mmmm?" I responded as I stroked Kyoko's back, temporarily lost in my own
thoughts.
"It was wonderful thing you did for Marta. Kyoko Fukada did not deserve to die in
pain." Victoria looked into my eyes. "You wanted her, yes? You would bite
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