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Chapter 34

We were back in the ballroo table was at the front of the room, and hundreds of chairs were scattered about

Because eren&039;t sure just what everyone&039;s problem with BabyJon was, I had prevailed upon Jessica to watch hi

She&039;d protested-boy, had she protested, , too, because after last night I didn&039;t trust anyone out here to watch hi favors from someone I&039;d just met

I had dressed up for the occasion, as Sinclair had, in a knee-length black dress with a siiven me for my sweet sixteen Manolo pu, especially black-completed the picture of a sophisticated vampire queen (ha!)

"Perhaps we should discuss a plan in case things do not go our way this evening," Sinclair murmured, his hand on the sested, and he grinned, whip-quick, there and gone alister the expression

Michael caht beside hi"

Sure, pal Like we had a choice

"I&039;ll introduce you to the Council, and they&039;ll ask you soht Antonia was killed"

"As you like," Sinclair said politely

"Good luck," a familiar voice said, and I turned and saw Sara, who looked ready to pop at any second Extre around a ticking time bomb "I&039;m sure you&039;ll be fine Where&039;s the baby?"

I started to anshen Michael said, "What baby?"

Seriously? He&039;d forgotten about BabyJon again? Okay, that was enough Once this Council thing was taken care of, I was getting to the botto weird

"Never mind," I said hurriedly before Sinclair, who looked decidedly be with this, please?"

"Of course" Michael gestured to two chairs, then turned on his heel and headed toward the front of the roo to either of us, then grabbed Sara&039;s hand and away they went

I felt bad for hi hi blond fellow I had rief was at least half guilt He&039;d never forgive hi her feel wanted here, so she wouldn&039;t have ht, everyone Attention, please" Michael didn&039;t need adied down at once "We&039;re asse to discuss the death of Antonia Wolfton, who left our territory on a quest to the Midwest and never returned"

Well, hell Anything sounded bad when you put it that way

"Giving testiht are Eric Sinclair and Elizabeth Taylor" I nore the snickers from the crowd I cursed overn the vareed to appear before the Council"

One by one, Michael introduced the Council members to us I was a little surprised that they were all women-except for Michael Maybe olves had a more, what d&039;you call it-ed to elderly, all shapes and sizes They took their seats at the big table up front, and the Q&A began

Chapter 35

Dude, dude, dude

I&039;ve been all over the mansion Every room, every closet, every inch of the baserounds

I can&039;t find Tina anywhere

I don&039;t knohat to do

I can&039;t call the cops, for any nuhter has lost herpeople who are already dead She&039;s doing it to keep her sister, the queen of the vampires, safe Oh, her sister isn&039;t here, she&039;s on Cape Cod explaining to a bunch of olves why one of their oas shot to death in this very house Sorry, we never got around to filing a police report So could you get right on this, please?"

I can&039;t call Betsy or Sinclair or Jessno cell service

Worse, I snuck out to buy one of those disposable phone cards, only to be intercepted by three-three-devil worshippers, who escorted me politely but firmly back to theon ot people everywhere She&039;s even got one at Verizon-that&039;s the one asto Laura does no good at all She just keeps givingshe&039;d doing is for Betsy&039;s own good and really, rumpy these days

I can&039;t call for help-Sinclair left the contact infor an, renting a car, driving to the Cape, and hoping I stumble across Betsy, Sinclair, and/or a olf, I&039; Laura with a trank, except I&039; folloould slaughter h,to affect my work perforeriatric ward last night And don&039;t even get -after pillI gave her a Tuotten so bad, so quickly

I&039; at the front of the room, in ould be the witness chair if this was a courtrooht across from me, about ten feet away

The room was jaan live, I&039;d never seen so many people in one place

They were all perfectly silent I could practically feel the around in the back of aze and she sht have taken some comfort from that Well, at least there were two people in here who didn&039;t want me to drop dead on the spot

"And then what happened, Mrs Sinclair?"

Oh, God, I&039;d al me Mrs Sink Lair! Would the horror never end?