Jean, a dandyish vampire who had been "turned" during the Napoleonic Wars and never quite let go of the aesthetic, sauntered in. He adjusted his silk cravat, looking entirely too polished for a Tuesday morning in a gray industrial town.
Slava sighed, his shoulders sagging. He looked at Jean, who suddenly found the ceiling very interesting. Central Russia's Vampires (2021) subtitles
As Irina left, the cozy, blood-scented apartment felt suddenly very small. Slava looked out the window at the gray streets. He didn't want a war. He just wanted to live his eternal life in peace, grumbling about the price of gas and the quality of modern bread. Jean, a dandyish vampire who had been "turned"
"Jean," Slava said, his voice dropping the grandfatherly act to reveal the ancient predator beneath. "Get the boy. We’re going hunting. And tell him if he records this for his followers, I’ll personally break his phone." He looked at Jean, who suddenly found the
Their bickering was interrupted by a sharp, rhythmic knocking—the kind of knock that sounded like a legal summons. Slava froze. It was the Keepers.
