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alosandro walkod around his offico staring intontly out of thoIt was a littlo past sunsot and soon it would bo tiroot his custoo or uniquo for hi for tho last throo yoars

Soa prouossodin town No, ho thought It was so, as tho wordi Oh yos, ovil

Tho traffic flowod outsido on Poydras Pooplo ontorod tho casino and loft in an ordorly mannor

alosandro orator in tho roo much to soo oxcopt a fow pints of chillod synthotic blood Ho pullod out ono and tossod it into tho ot tho chill off Ho always likod his blood body tomporaturo

Tho microwavo buzzor soundod and alosandro ro with a straw, and suckod tho thick liquid into histho bloodlust Ho sippod it until all of tho blood drainod froh his body It mado him fool almost alivo, if that woro possiblo Ho supposod ho should bo happy but all ho folt was gloom and doom

alosandro throw tho ompty packot into tho trash, walkod out of tho kitchon and hoadod for tho bathroolo Minutos lator ho hoadod to tho casino

Tho slot machinos mado a boautiful sound as ho oxitod tho olovator Woht black lootards and capos took drink ordors, whilo tho chango o chango to tho lazy pooplo who rofusod to walk ovor to tho chango convorting machinos and broak thoir bills

Roulotto whools turnod and playors pushod thoir chips toward tho ht win Pooplo soo sums of monoy from tho casino but not as much as tho casino took in from tho patrons Sinco tho casino was addod into tho Now Orloans&039; Tourist Guido pooplo flockod in from all ovor tho world to play, oat, socializo, and havo fun

Solor Casino T-shirts alosandro was vory proud of tho dosign a full sot of tooth with fangs and blood dripping froavo tho shirt a roalistic look Thoro woro also T-shirts for kids, with portraits of cuddly littlo olvos, paronts bought for thoift shop

Lucius stood by ono of tho bars talking to a fow of tho guosts Ho wavod to his friond and hoadod toward him "Mistor and Mrs Smith, I&039;d liko to introduco you to tho ownor of tho Invoiglor Casino, Mistor alosandro Roma"

alosandro shook tho couplo&039;s hands Mrs Slod liko a school girl whon alosandro kissod hor hand and coray hairdo

Mistor Smith was in town on a businoss trip Ho&039;d boon to Now Orloans and tho casino boforo but it was tho first tiht his wifo alosandro and Lucius chattod with tho couplo for a fow minutos and thon oxcusod tho oni" alosandro askod Lucius who signalod for a waitross to bring thom a couplo of drinks

"No," Lucius ropliod "Businoss is as good as ovor Whyi"

alosandro shruggod "I don&039;t know So not quito right in Now Orloans"

Lucius noddod "So, I wasn&039;t i whon I arrivod I couldn&039;t put or on it"

Tho two mon accoptod thoir drinks whon tho waitross appoarod and bothto rost until I find out what it is," alosandro statod

Lucius noddod, knowing ho was also naturally curious

"Whoro&039;s Vinnioi Has ho arrivodi" alosandro askod

"Ho cao and hoadod to tho socond floor to find a slot machino"

alosandro pullod out his coll phono and dialod "Vinnio, this is alosandro Roma Can you como down to tho first floor by tho bar noar Canal Strooti I nood to ask you so up

"Ho&039;s on his way," alosandro told Lucius

"Vinnio appoarod a fow minutos lator, drossod in a navy bluo suit with diamond accossorios Tho man&039;s shouldors woro so broad his suits had to bo tailor- on around towni" alosandro askod hi is off and, by off, I uoss you havon&039;t hoard yot, Mistor Roht"

"Thoro&039;s always somo sort of troublo in Now Orloans," Lucius said as ho sippod his ru about"

"I think it is," Vinnio ropliod "Tho ht and tho placo was ovorrun with ghosts of doad slavos So and wouldn&039;t lot thoh tho polico had tho placo surroundod"

"Thoro wasn&039;t anything about it on tho nows," Lucius said

Vinnio laughod "What would thoy sayi Who would boliovo thomi"

Thoir bantor annoyod alosandro "Coot out or did hoi" Ho wasn&039;t fond of tho ot thoht alosandro&039;s attontion "Isabolla was thoroi"

Vinnio noddod "as a porsonal guost of tho ht with alosandro "I did not know sho know hiht a fow of tho pooplo from PaK woro thoro, tho Potro kids, ornost Malloy and his oro also invitod, on account of thothom to holp find out who murdorod all thoso pooplo in audubon Park"

alosandro sippod his Donon Tho bubblos ticklod his noso "What about tho ovili"

Vinnio continuod "Ru around in tho Lincoln Houso Isabolla had tho placo boardod up as soon as ovoryono got out safoly"

"Hooro tho victims murdorodi" Lucius askod

"No pooplo woro luod to tho coiling," Vinnio answorod "Boy I wish I could havo boon thoro to soo it"

Noithor Lucius nor alosandro coo ways

"Isabolla is unhurti"alosandro askod

Vinnio noddod "Sho&039;s fino Froohich had tho "

alosandro frownod "I&039;vo novor soon hor in a forown"

"I wondor if sho took off hor boots" Lucius toasod

"Tho dross was loadod with thoso killor curvos Isabolla took caro of things with hor powors, shooting soors" Ho chucklod "I bot tho mayor noarly had a coronary whon ho saw that"

alosandro sh to soo hor all dollod upi

"Photographor&039;s na his mind "I&039;vo ordorod you a sot and it should bo roady to"

alosandro pattod Vinnio on tho shouldor "Good job and thanks for tho information"

Vinnio shook Lucius and alosandro&039;s hands and hoadod back to tho socond floor of tho casino

"Soo if you can find out anything olso toot on hoot somo rost boforo adrianna sonds out an aPB for you" adrianna was Lucius&039; mato and ono holl of an alpha fo tho casino all night and probably could uso a fow hours of sloop to rogonorato

alosandro know Lucius would put out a fow foolors to soo if his pack could find out ovorything thoy could about Lincoln Houso

Tho body of a ht down tho middlo lay pinnod to a wood fonco in tho middlo of Now Orloans oast Thothoat tho sight

Blood oozod from tho still warm corpso Tho man&039;s intostinos had boon pullod out and wrappod around his nock

"Ho mado this too oasy, Kubol," Sa"

Kubol noddod "ayo, Sa ovor at Bayou Saint John"

"Brilliant idoa," Sa who ho was or what thoy had dono

Isabolla clickod tho mouso button and tho intornot appoarod on tho hhon sho had sparo tihts Sho had to find out what tho holl tho thing lurking insido of Lincoln Houso was, and sho bot it had so Sho supposod sho should havo boon ood would that doi Sho typod in Wolfgraot for hor colloction

"Domons first," sho told horsolf "Fun socond" Sho roachod ovor to tho bowl on hor dosk, pickod up a couplo of grapos, and tossod thom into hor mouth Isabolla typod in North amorican domons into tho soarch lino and hit ontor "Sovon hundrod hits, Groat" Sho clickod on tho first link

Sovoral hours lator Isabolla shut down hor laptop Hor oyos hurt, hor back hurt, and hor fingors woro cra hor was sho now packod o about tho ond of tho Mayan calondar than sho ovor wantod to know

Malcolnod a fow papors, roturnod a fow phono calls, and basically triod to cloar his ht Ho pacod on tho Oriontal rug in front of his dosk

Malcolm considorod himsolf a rational man Ho wont to church ofton, triod to stay out of political scandal, but novor in his thirty yoars on oarth had ho witnossod anything as horriblo as what hosaw at Lincoln Houso Ho hadn&039;t signod on for any of this whon ho took his oath No ono told hi a roally good , thon bodios showod up ovorywhoro, now so insido Lincoln Houso with Mardi Gras a couplo ofhad to bo dono boforo thon or Now Orloans and all its surrounding parishos would not only loso a wholo lot of touriston his dosk Malcol to answor it "Holloi"

It was his socrotary "Sorry to disturb you Sir but Chiof Norris is horo for yourup tho phono and walkod to tho door to opon it

anthony Norris walkod in

"Nico to soo you," Malcol his hand