We started walking towards the door as Alexander stood. "You should know what happens if you walk out," he said.

I stopped, forcing Adrienne to turn as well. "What are you going to do?"

"Don't worry; my man is not going to accept the contract. He will have to return the down payment and refuse the job. Whoever wants you dead can offer it to another. Are you confident enough you can find and neutralize the threat before someone kills you, and maybe those who are with you? Can you risk all that over a simple blood donation?"

There was a simple answer to this, and it was no. I...