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than blood, like liquid stained glass. She forced her azulin to flow into Omar’s mouth. His lips

began to move, then his tongue. Everyone gasped at this sign of life.

“Omar!” GoGo said.

He swallowed dryly, and then to GoGo’s shock, he suckled—like a baby at first but then

like a man. His hand rose and held Sygnosis’ breast. He bit down hard. Sygnosis moaned in

anguish. Omar’s eyes opened then rolled back as the powerful azulin took effect. He sucked

harder. The vampire cried out. GoGo’s concern now turned to Sygnosis. She held her sweetly as

she struggled to endure the pain. Suddenly, Omar trembled and awoke from his poison trance.

Everyone looked on stunned but cautiously hopeful. He kept suckling.

Sooth was now concerned with the amount of azulin he was taking in.

“Enough. Sygnosis, enough!”

But she was deep in a trance. Her mouth opened and her trinity of fangs began to grow.

She snarled as her eyes rolled back into her head then returned cat-like. Daka and Zuba drew their

daggers to attack.

“No!” said GoGo.

She took Sygnosis’ face into her hands tenderly, unconcerned with the danger.

“No . . . no, no,” she said tenderly. “Come back. Come back to me.”

Tears filled Sygnosis’ eyes as she looked at GoGo. The vampire’s voice was sweet now,

almost begging.

“Da’am amro de’em?”

Sooth was shocked at the question. He looked at GoGo.

“She said—”

“Tell her yes,” GoGo said without hesitation.

“But—”

“Tell her!”

“Kai, Sygnosis, kai.” Sooth gave GoGo a last look of hesitation before uttering the next

words as if to warn her. But her expression was unbending and committed. “GoGo, amro da’am.”