Page 17 of Cherished By the Sinners

Chapter Six

Magnus

Magnus stood in thedoorway of the suite, keeping everyone in his line of sight, including Darlene.Their guests from India looked chagrined, but not repentant.Not that he was surprised, but it was going to take more than one discussion and beating for them to change their expectations.

They saw staff as servants, which were barely human in their estimation.It was an old cultural view, but one they would need to let go of if they wished to continue to enjoy the Breznik family’s hospitality.

If they didn’t, it wouldn’t hurt his feelings if he and Mason had to dispose of pieces of them.

Darlene checked her cart, then continued tidying the rooms.All of the Indian vampires stayed seated on the couch or chairs in the living area of the suite.Everyone watched Darlene work as if it were the most interesting thing they’d ever seen.

Aside from a few frowning glances from Darlene in his direction, she didn’t look at anyone else.

Good.They weren’t important.

When she finally finished, she pushed her cart out of the suite and moved down the hall, past the elevator and toward one of the Chinese suites.They had two, since their party was much larger.

“Are you just going to follow me around?”she asked him.

“Yes.”

When he didn’t say anything else, she sighed, shook her head, and knocked on the door.“Housekeeping,” she called out.

The door popped open and a Chinese lady, not one of the vampires, smiled broadly at Darlene.

“I need to clean your room, is that okay?”she asked the lady.

The lady held the door open wide and waved Darlene inside.

When Magnus took up a position in the doorway, he was surprised at how many ladies there were in the room.Every chair, couch, and cushion had someone on them.Several of them were seated on the floor.

Darlene stared at them for a moment before walking over to him.She smiled at the room, then waved at him to bend closer.“Can we get some more chairs or something?”

“They do tend to stick together in one or two large groups,” he admitted.“I’ll see what Louise might have in storage that could be brought up.”

Darlene gave him a brilliant smile and returned to her cart.