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He needed Mary Ann again Not as a girlfriend Just as a friend He wasn’t sure he’d ever really wanted her romantically He just liked how she ain And maybe then he could be a better dad to his kid than his own father had ever been to hiainst flesh, the sound somehow far more obscene than the squeak of that mouse Then, "You came," a hard, emotionless voice said from the darkness "Good boy"

The voice Only this time, it wasn’t inside his head

As his heart pounded out of control, Tucker straightened He still couldn’t see anything There wasn’t a single beaht in this crypt, and dust layered the air Dust and death "Y-yes I try to be" He would try to be anything this "

Four sied Tucker’s life Irrevocably Yes He belonged to the owner of that voice It was strong, powerful, al around hi what this man wanted, Tucker would do whatever was asked of hi the na, even though he couldn’t be seen Or could Vlad’s gaze pierce the darkness?

"Yes I am Vlad And there is someone else you know, Tucker Someone I am deeply interested in Aden Stone"

A statement, not a question, yet Tucker replied anyway "Yes" He couldn’t help himself Must please Vlad Must always please Vlad "I know him"

"You atch hi you learn"

"Yes" Anything Everything

"That is good I a on you, Tucker Do not let me down Because, you see, he took ht, I will take it back"

THE NEXT FEW HOURS of Aden’s life passed in a blur Shannon realized so him about his day and how Mr Klien, their chemistry teacher, had had hi exercises the entire period for dropping one of his test vials

At the sae him with rapid-fire questions "Why can’t my kind see or hear me anymore? Why did I disappear into a black hole after the vampire and olf left?"

At the sa vampire assembly Plans needed to be made What if there was a rebellion and someone tried to de-throne him?

At the same time, Caleb outlined what Aden should wear to ih to make out with him Black leather was a top contender Whipped cream, too

At the saive to Victoria Oh, sweet darling, ive , and Elijah incensed Blah, blah, blah

Through it all, Aden even thought he heard wolves howling in the background Arf, arf, arf, he thought ly

His head throbbed He couldn’t keep up with the chatter, the words and sounds doingan ever-increasing buzz that haave up He rolled over, closed his eyes and tried to block out all of them Peace He just needed a little peace

Soon, lack of rest and dying-by-proxy twice caught up with hiitated sluht word He wasn’t asleep, but he couldn’t move Even when Shannon shook him, he couldn’t s to the bed Like his eyelids had been taped open, and he couldn’t blink, even when his eyes dried and burned

What rong with hi the roo with Dan, who looked him over with concern Dan tried to talk to him as he undressed Aden and tucked him under covers, but still Aden couldn’t answer One, his jaas as useless as the rest of hih the sea of voices, his awareness still being tugged in too many different directions

Besides, Dan would think he was crazy--like everyone had always called hi incorrectly

Finally, Dan left and he sighed with relief Short-lived relief On and on the souls chattered On and on Thomas spewed demands Then Dan returned with Dr Hennessy, Aden’s newest therapist, adding so more to thebut not concerned The doctor was a short, balding lasses and cold brown eyes, and he never showed any type of emotion He was clinical, impersonal and always radiated shreareness<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>