![]() Seriously, our leadership structure was a mess. I guess now she was a cocaptain, since Luc had essentially reassumed the position. Ethan appeared at my side and gestured across the lawn to a broad-shouldered man who chatted with Kelley, who'd served as the captain of Cadogan's guards when Luc was promoted. "Not bad for a last-minute party." "It was only a last-minute party because we've been focusing on the transition," I pointed out. Ethan worked the crowd like a master diplomat, moving from cluster to cluster of vampires, shaking hands and listening attentively while they chatted. ![]() Some of them had been snubbed or excluded by the House system, and some of them had purposely chosen the Rogue life. They wore heavy biker leathers and tie-dyed shirts, classic Goth ensembles and cocktail dresses. But the others wouldn't have passed a military inspection. A few were outfitted in the black military-style duds we'd seen before. If the fashion was any indication, the crew here today was much more eccentric than the Rogues who'd previously visited the House. They seemed to be mixing relatively well - which was the entire point of a mixer, really. PAS DE DEUX An hour later, the yard was full of vampires of the Rogue and Cadogan persuasions. ![]()
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