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Chapter 30

You roaned and covered her face "Da murderedDammit!"

"You didn&039;t ht with a bunch of olves, getting stabbed, Sinclair kicking the crap out ofoff"

"Oh, sure Sounds like a real snooze-fest So what happens next?"

"We&039;re supposed to ed I was still a little vague on thata late-afternoon drink in the sitting room of my suite Because it was barely five o&039;clock, BabyJon was still asleep, and so was Sinclair

I had hts about that, but kept the the day, he just couldn&039;t go outside The fact that he was choosing to stay under told th for whatever ordeal lay ahead And, typical of Sinclair, he wasn&039;t tellingabout

"So, what?" Jess was saying, blowing on her hot chocolate "You tell them what happened, and they do what?"

"I have no idea"

"You shouldn&039;t even be talking to theain "You did what you had to do Just like Antonia So why should you have to explain yourself to a bunch of strangers who apparently never gave that poor girl a thought once she blen?"

"It&039;s e came out here," I said "We knee&039;d have to face the music one way or another"

"I don&039;t like it I never liked it You shouldn&039;t take the defensive"

I shrugged "Let&039;s see how it plays out A few hundred people noticed last night that I&039;ot to tell you about what happened with the baby!"

I summed it up for Jess, as aht a baby out here?"

"He totally, coain"

"Here all this tiht olves were vulnerable to silver bullets, when it&039;s dirty diapers that they fear"

I snorted with laughter, nearly spilling my own cup of cocoa "Oh, and I uess: not a olf"

"No, but she&039;s married to one She was really nice, for a crazy lady"

"That&039;s what they said about Lorena Bobbitt"

I shook my head at her Jess could always cheer s in perspective for me I hadn&039;t wanted her to colad she had

"This whole thing has "

"I&039;ll call the newspapers," she replied "Maybe even take a picture of you thinking and post it on a website soain! My phone&039;s on the plane with Cooper"

"I&039;m sure they have phones here if you need to make a call"

"Not this time You&039;re the one I always call-God knohy-and you&039;re just across the hallway By the way, these walls aren&039;t soundproofed You think you can keep it dohile you&039;rethe beast with two backs?"

"Knock it off, you bitch I&039;ve been thinking that Michael and I are very different kinds of leaders"

"Well, you don&039;t like to lead anybody You&039;ve been saying since day one that vaht But see, Michael kno many olves are in the Pack He knohere they live and who they are Butaround And even if I did, I&039;d have no idea how to get in touch with them Say, God forbid, there&039;s a war between vamps and weres We&039;d be fucked, because the olves are a species They&039;re born olves and they knoho they are and where they&039;re going But vampires are made Violently made So why should they feel any loyalty to other vampires? I sure don&039;t I mean, I&039;m loyal to Tina and Sinclair, but they&039;re family None of the other vamps are"