“Who says I did?” Rhiannon asked numbly. The mother and her son had gone, disappeared around a bend, and there was nothing to distract her except a bird
There was no way to admit what she’d done. Not really. If there was ever an investigation, it would come down to Julianna’s word against hers and Rhiannon knew how that would go. Besides, it would only confirm the woman’s suspicions of her as a loose canon, a thing that Rhiannon was not. Vengeful, yes. Sad, frustrated, guarded, but not a loose canon. So even if Julianna thought it was forgivable, Rhiannon could not say the thing she’d done out loud.
“Look, I don’t want to have anything to fear from the Council,” said Rhiannon. “So that means they can’t think that I killed him. They need to see me exactly as I am. Julianna… I’m just a slayer who’s doing her job. I stake vampires. I tend bar and pay most of my bills. I draw. I write. I go to mass. I smoke cigarettes and I drink too much. I’m in love. I try to stay on the right path. That’s it.”
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There was no way to admit what she’d done. Not really. If there was ever an investigation, it would come down to Julianna’s word against hers and Rhiannon knew how that would go. Besides, it would only confirm the woman’s suspicions of her as a loose canon, a thing that Rhiannon was not. Vengeful, yes. Sad, frustrated, guarded, but not a loose canon. So even if Julianna thought it was forgivable, Rhiannon could not say the thing she’d done out loud.
“Look, I don’t want to have anything to fear from the Council,” said Rhiannon. “So that means they can’t think that I killed him. They need to see me exactly as I am. Julianna… I’m just a slayer who’s doing her job. I stake vampires. I tend bar and pay most of my bills. I draw. I write. I go to mass. I smoke cigarettes and I drink too much. I’m in love. I try to stay on the right path. That’s it.”