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Other than that, they were a couarded their secrets like every Sect The more we shared about ourselves, the more vulnerable we became

"Hello" Naomi came to a stop in front of me, her voice laced in soft French undertones What came out sounded like ’Ello "We have arrived"

"Yes, that was quite an entrance I’m Jessica" I didn’t hold out my hand I was pretty sure vaht of touching their cold, creepy skin was a little unappealing "This is estured to the boys behind me

"The Goddess we search for resides north," Ea shoulder to shoulder with his sister They were ree wide eyes, and the sath; Nao frozen in death in their twenties had honed their similar porcelain features over time

"Okay, north it is" I nodded at the pair "That sounds easy enough" North of Minnesota o, so this was decidedly better as far as I was concerned We anticipated that Selene hadn’t been able to go far frory werecat, and Rourke would’ve put up quite a fight once he’d broken her spell Goddesses could fly, but her tilad she’d headed north and not south

"Made easy about this journey," Ea She is a fearsome warrior We shall be lucky to escape with our lives"

I bristled Gods, I hoped va about her being easy to defeat,able to point the car in a northerly direction being soh--and in fact, we can do so right now"

Both vamps stared at me with clueless expressions, which on a vampire was a face void of any emotion and so still it was eerie They looked like they were carved out of stone

Alrighty then "Okay Enough chatting It’s tiroup and walked around the Hu excitedly inI yanked the driver’s side door open and ju board No one had followedtoover the roof at the iroup and clearedfleetingly where they were going to sleep during the day, and then the thought was gone Not n If we have issues we’ll pull over Sound good?"

"That is acceptable," Ea" Without warning, they both shot up into the air almost quicker than I could track Alue, wasn’t it? We’ll be waiting sounds like so out of a bad horror flick" Danny came around and pulled open the side door and climbed in next to a still unconscious Ray "Creepy lot, vah that female had a nice taper to her waist Did you see her eyes when they flashed that bit of silver gray?"

"Leave it to you to find so about a vaer seat without protest I wanted to drive I was too restless to ride shotgun and was relieved he wasn’t going to fight ht they looked even more hellish this time," he declared "Their faces are the color of old, bleached bone, and they stink like decaying syrup They can’t possibly be seen in public If I were a huander of the two of theet out much, hence their propensity to wear pantaloons and corsets when they’re at home" I slammed my door, which took more effort than it should’ve, and turned the key Thefor takeoff "I’ive us these two Having us interact with each other so closely is bound to expose so to cost her I’ve heard a rumor that they canI wouldn’tif that one was true"

"They aren’t required to blink anyway, are they?" Danny added "Being dead, they’ve no use for wetting the eyes Thus, no blinking necessary Right?"

I arched rin "Must you?"

"Yes Of course"

I rolled down the ith thelot "James, tell my father I will connect with him on the road," I called "Nick, et back Marcy can’t do it alone, and tell her that was a direct quote"