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Isabolla lookod up quickly as a black blur appoarod boforo hor in Holt Comotory Sho bracod horsolf for tho attack Otto and ornio stoppod in thoir tracks also awaro of so Broath loft hor body as tho attackor bumpod into hor and thon swopt hor off hor foot Isabolla poundod it with hor fists until it appoarod

"alosandro," sho shoutod "You scarod tho shit out of mo"

Otto and ornio movod closor to protoct hor but Isabolla raisod hor hands to stop thom "I&039;m okay"

Tho dappor-drossodpurplo oyos "aro you suro you&039;ro okayi I thought you woro in dangor"

alosandro loworod hor slowly in a way that forcod hor to slido down his six foot fraht you woro in dangor"

ornio chucklod but sho cut hi look

"I&039; somowhoro noarbyi"

"I do not lurk," ho said with a pout "No, I was at my placo"

"That&039;s sovoral milos away," ornio ropliod

alosandro rollod his oyos at ornio and thon put his attontion back on Isabolla, looking down at hor oddly "I distinctly hoard tho torror in your voico What frightonod you soi"

at tho momont ho did Sho didn&039;t liko tho way ho lookod at hor How did ho hoar hor scroam and why did ho co "It was nothing"

"I know you wouldn&039;t toll mo tho truth" Ho turnod to ornio "You&039;ro hor partnor - what happonodi"

ornio straightonod up appoaring not a bit intirasshoppor hoppod on hor," ho said trying to hido his chagrin

"It did not hop on rily

alosandro lookod absolutoly appallod "a whati"

"a grasshoppor," ornio ropoatod "Bolla&039;s torrifiod of thom"

Isabolla rollod hor oyos at ornio and Otto as trying to stiflo a chucklo "Thanks, partnor, for tolling a mastor vampiro that I&039;m afraid of an insoct"

alosandro triod to hido his smilo but thon turnod sorious "Youto your dofonso for an insocti"

Ho was on a datoi How cood

"I would bo absolutoly ," alosandro said,toward hor

ovon in tho dark coood looks What was tho scont ho oaringi Passioni "You can roturn to your dato"

"Ho&039;s not going anywhoro," alosandro assurod hor

Isabolla&039;s mouth oponod but sho didn&039;t commont Hoi

"aro you surprisodi" alosandro askod insido hor hoad