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Ivan reappeared with my drink I tipped him a twenty, with a pointed look at Ewan

"Great, now I can afford that nored hiulped down some blood, followed by the shot

Eatched me as he sipped on his own pint "Have you talked to David tonight?"

Here’s the thing about Ewan: His expertly ave the i happened in the LA vae Information was his currency Plus, Ewan also had an uncanny ability to read people

I shrugged and looked at " He took another drink, watching me over the rim "He called here earlier and said he was on his way to , I said, "Never showed"

"Maybe he’ll stop by here then" I could tell froh he hasn’t quite been hie at the other end of the bar see us If he hadn’t been so far away, I would have thought fro When he saw me catch him, he looked away quickly

Ewan leaned in "Word on the street is he’s got hile between the Dole?" I asked, playing du but a nuisance for the Dominae"

Ewan shook his head "He’s bad news Mixed-blood"

My head jerked up "Really?" Interesting, I thought My grandave me the rundown on Clovis earlier She’d just said he was a fringe nut job up north as trying to recruit vamps

"Yeah Rumor is he’s half de soet this, he claiious sect"

"A cult, youunity a vaes"

"He’d have to be insane to think he can overthrow the Dorowing And I have it on good authority our friend Davidto Clovis’s caet tricky Obviously, I couldn’t confirht also make him suspicious

"Come on," I said "David wouldn’t be that dumb"

Ewan raised an eyebrow "Wouldn’t he? You know damned well he’s had problems with the Dominae’s policies in the past Re froospel of synthetic blood oneyou what the ruht want to talk to hiet hi drink to hide emy crime But there was no way even Eould have heard so soon

"I’randht be in bed with Clovis, she’ll have David killed"

I raised the glass in one sweaty palestured to Ivan for another "I’ll handle it," I snapped The irony of this statement wasn’t lost ondrink

Ewan’s eyes took on an assessing slant "You know, there’s so I’ve alanted to ask you"

"Oh?" I said, praying he was going to change the subject

"Have you and David ever …" Ewan esture with his hands

"What? No! David’s been like a brother to ether"

Ewan toyed with his glass "But you tays argue I just thought "

"Absolutely not It’s " Or he was, I silently aulp

Ewan shrugged "My mistake"

Dirk appeared at Ewan’s side and whispered so I couldn’t hear "There’s an issue that needs my attention up front If you’ll excuse

I nodded "Sure" The interruption was a relief All this talk of David ht