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"Forget hioblet of his imported synthetic "Taste Tell ative, much better than Ryan, the sneaky spy I allowed h like the real thing that I could close ine…

A kiss brushed e of a blood lust moreen, yellow and violet swirled behind my closed lids His hand slid around my neck--

"Mr Sabatini, Mr Sabatini"

I leaned back with a sigh "You’re being paged, Mr Sabatini"

We both turned to stare at Tony Crapetta Typically clueless, theinteresting

"What is it, Tony?" Daoblet of his own and took a deep s "This had better be good"

"The guards down at the gate caught a guy trying to get inside who’s not on the list Maybe you should do youron hiot a look thatStay here and take care of Miss Gloriana See that she gets whatever she wants" He winked at me "I think I’ll take Hercules with atecrasher"

"Sure, boss I’ll stick to Miss Gloriana like glue" Tony looked at et me a real drink first?"

Damian nodded and Tony headed for the bar After a short discussion with Hercules, Damian strode from the tent He was followed by Hercules, who sent e before he disappeared I’d better rauy I’d barely met could communicate with iveas Damian was out of the way

I looked around at the crowd I saw h CiCi was the only one who hadn’t gone over to the dark side Then there were the Draculas Most of them were mortals who’d painted their faces white and their lips red with fake blood dribbled at the corners of their s who slobber our supper and never use a napkin There was a flash and a puff of smoke as a wizard turned a startledThe wizard glanced atto do," then walked away Oops I’d say Froggie had ie’s date, a finger for Queen Liz I, wasn’t going to just let this go She picked the creature up and headed outside, hot on the heels of the Wizard No one paid attention to her screeches of rage Various vas we’d held recently smiled and nodded to me It was definitely nice to be part of what Richard had called the vampire community

"I’m back, Miss Gloriana" Tony had a stiff drink in his hand

I probed hiswith the vampires, no matter how much Westwood offered him He wasn’t the idiot everyone took hi tiot up the nerve to ask one of the fang masters to turn him vampire

"Mr Sabatini sure throws a quality party" Tony took a s of his drink and sighed with pleasure "What say we check out the next tent?"

"Sure Why not?" I walked beside him to the door of the tent and looked around There were three other tents scattered around the lawn The band I’d heard e arrived was set up on the porch that faced the breathtaking view The band played a song that sounded familiar and a few couples danced on the stone terrace Shts were very romantic And here I ith Tony Crapetta

"See that band? They just had a hit single on the country charts Last year it was a rock band Not the disco that I like to groove to, but I’d be glad to dance with you if you want, Miss Gloriana" Tony held out his hand "Mr Sabatini dropped a bundle bringing this group here for a private party A shaht from the seventies, bell-bottom pants and a full sleeved shirt with a wild print He could have been a contestant in the dance contest in Saturday Night Fever except for the six crosses nestled in his chest hair He did a little John Travolta move and that sealed the deal as far as I was concerned

"Thanks, Tony Maybe later Let’s explore the next tent before we do any dancing" I’d have been s Because the next tent held a horrifying sight Was Da to ruin me? I stopped in the doorway Paranoia Damian couldn’t have known about my little problem Nobody in Austin knew Except for Valdez

"What’s wrong, Miss Gloriana? See? There’s blackjack, roulette, poker tables Free chips so you don’t have to lose your ownme inside "Then there’s a prize table if you want to cash your winnings in for sos Last year I went hole" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>