Why don't you try? [2/2]

While it was true that I came here for Evelyn. That was only half of the reason. The most important part was how did Evelyn Flowers a Reaper who died long ago return as a Vampire. The second was how did her a soulgear bearing her {fate} make it into the Graveyard.

Right now, much like Dorian, this duke bastard was looking down on me. He seemed to be under the impression that he had the upper hand in this negotiation. Truthfully, I wasn't able to resist at the beginning and as a result he was dictating the pace of this negotiation.

But no longer.

"Listen well, honey. Here in Hellsgate. never give away anything for free. Negotiations are fought long before words are even spoken. So, leave them to me. We cannot be too eager to invite anyone to our group. The dynamics of whether they or we ask first greatly differ. The first who expresses interest already loses the upper hand."