There came an uncomfortable pause; however, someone decided to broach the subject.
“I heard the Contessa broke him in a single night,” Florian stated.
It was a less than subtle jab at Beatriz for being so brazen with the boy. Verbal jabs were common in vampire society, because they had too much time on their hands. Anything that alleviated the boredom was welcome.
“She was well rewarded for it as well…” Beatriz countered without missing a beat.
“Meaning?” Florian asked, now committed to this line of questioning.
“He listens to her, focuses on her, pays attention, and is dutiful…”

Disclaimer: This excerpt from Man of War is currently in development. There may be typos, errors, omissions, inconsistencies and so forth.
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