Die To Date Them

"You have a meeting with Richmond?" Alaric asked with disbelief, as though the idea was entirely ridiculous.

"Yes, Richmond," Violet confirmed. And yes, it was the same Richmond, who was free to have relations with his students. Violet clearly remembered Mary's words.

Alaric raised a skeptical eyebrow. "Like… right now?"

Violet glanced at her phone to double-check the message. "Yes, like right now."

"What a crazy coincidence, don't you think?" Alaric said, his voice carrying a suspicious undertone.

Violet's forehead wrinkled, her thoughts immediately turning over his words. Was Alaric suggesting the meeting had been scheduled intentionally? But why? And more importantly, who would go to the trouble of arranging….. ? Her stomach sank as the answer hit her.

Oh no.