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"What about oh-dubs?" He flashed a quick smile at Lisa as she dropped off his drink but didn’ter

"They didn’t run any OW measures on the first vic They’ll run therunted and took a long drink of his tea

Lisa showed up withlook as she walked away, nearly running over another waitress I checked " He stared at me with his dark blue eyes and a shiver ran downthe top bun It appeared saliva-free

"I’ her"

"I’ll bet you are," I hed and covered his h He set a white business card next to my plate It was blank, save for his name and a phone number "So you can contact me" He sipped his iced tea

The nunize the area code This seeood a time as any to ask what kind of otherworlder he was The question was rude, but I needed to knohat--I was dealing with War him up with small talk seemed best, so I took a stab at it "This your first tier, catching a bit of the grease with ue as it tried to dribble down , and I glared at Aidan while I reached for it The caller ID listed Amanda’s number About time I flipped the phone open a second too late, so I hit the send button to call her back I e blared ina e

"Your partner?"

"Yep," I said

My cell beeped and an icon flashed on the screen Great, she was leavingher I hit the button to listen to my voice mail and put the phone to my ear

"Hey Mac, it’s ht of witchery "Won’t be able to o interview the vic’s boyfriend?" She rattled off the guy’s information "I’ll be in touch"

I snapped the phone shut and cursed underto see adrink from my straw "Latest vic’s boyfriend Want to come?"

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The apartment complex wasn’t in the nicest part of town, but it didn’t screa, so alked in without a hitch An olda newspaper in what passed for the lobby The dingy roo out and read, particularly with the moldy scent in the air, but to each his own

The elevator had an OUT OF ORDER sign taped to it, handwritten in red marker on a sheet of white paper that looked like it had typing on the back Soh and telling ood, I waved at Aidan to follow ed up the stairs to the fourth floor

I rapped on the door to apart from inside, and the shink of a security chain The door popped open, revealing a man in his early twenties Tall, blond, and lean Definitely a pretty boy, even wearing only a T-shirt and basketball shorts, his prettiness was obvious He and the redhead ether

"Jason Hill?"

"Yeah?" His bleary eyes peered out atto see someone else A faint smell of alcohol flowed from his breath His hair looked like it hadn’t been combed yet today and he definitely needed a shave

"I’hlin You spoke to my partner on the phone?"

"Oh yeah, sorry" He backed away from the door and motioned for us to enter "It’s just You know, not every day you find out…" He took a deep breath

"I’h the doorway that led directly into the living room A small kitchen sat off to the side, and in such an enclosed space it reh space for one really--and a loveseat and coffee table sees I couldn’t see into the bedroom, but I would bet his mattress sat directly on the floor

"Sorry for the mess" He tossed some clothes off the couch to make room for us to sit

"No problem We just have a few questions for you Shouldn’t take toosomewhere anytime soon