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Sofia slowly looked toward Natasha.
Natasha was already staring at her.
The two ancient vampires had shared almost everything for thousands of years. They recognized what the changing instinct inside their blood was becoming long before some of the younger women did.
Natasha gave Sofia a tired look.
"So that is what happened."
Sofia breathed slowly.
"It seems his condition is changing."
"Do you think Elena managed it?"
"Probably."
Lily heard them.
"Managed what?"
Sofia looked toward her.
"The desire."
Lily immediately understood. The old stories. The second method. Her expression changed.
"So they started doing it..."
Sofia gave a small nod.
Most of the women became silent.
Then another wave came through the connection.
This time nobody could mistake its nature.
Whatever Sekhmet was experiencing in that distant region of the Void Land was echoing through the blood he had placed inside the people connected most deeply to him.
