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"We don’t need to" Jedrek eyed the nu lot There were more Vamps here than he’d expected "Are they workaholics or holding an orgy?"

"They have a ht," Yuri said

"And you forgot to round out between clenched teeth

"We thought they stopped," Yuri protested "They did stop for a while We blew up their chapel last August"

So the sweet little bottle-sucking ain Theyfor salvation They’ll need it" He glanced at Yuri’s long duffel bag "Get the RPG ready"

"Yes, Master" Yuri unzipped the bag and carefully rerenade

"I heard the Vaive out free Chocolood"

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"And hoould you know that?" Jedrek asked softly

She eyed hiirls in the coven They were curious" "Stupid cows," Jedrek grumbled "Tell me, Nadia, have you ever watched a vampire burn to

death?" She shook her head "Answer me" "No, Master I have not" "You’re in for a special treat You will show your gratitude to ed her knees to her chest "Yes, Master" He s to his will now Yuri lifted the rocket-propelled grenade to his shoulder "Ready" "Good We’ll wait for them to return to their cars, then blow a few of the about like frightened little et the information we need" His attention snapped back to Roure ran out

"Jackpot," Jedrek whispered It was Ro frantically for so "The fool is unar silver chain froloved hands

Just then, tielding Highlanders zooanesti Yuri hesitated "Is there a problenized the Scotsmen as Connor Buchanan and

Ian MacPhie "That’s Buchanan," Yuri said "He’s the one who killed Sashenka" "Then you should be eager to avenge him" Yuri slowly drew his sword "I’ll be outnumbered" Jedrek rolled his eyes He was surrounded by cowards He unsheathed his oord "Keep

Buchanan busy I’ll grab MacPhie and teleport aith hianesti halted and cocked his head toward Romatech He raced back inside, followed by the two Scotsed shut "You fool," Jedrek hissed at Yuri "Your cowardice ruined our chance"

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Yuri hung his head Nadia shivered "It’s cold Can we go hoe," Jedrek grumbled "Why do we need to know?" Nadia asked "Nobody wants to age" Jedrek wrapped a hand around her neck and squeezed "You dare to question ive me, Master" Jedrek released her His real concern was how Draganesti hadthe day He just had a sneaking suspicion that MacPhie’s sudden aging was

soht After a fewnized hiori Holstein, vice president at Roanesti

"He’ll know their secrets" Jedrek turned to Nadia "Talk to him Distract hied toward the parking lot Gregori re fro tords Staying alive, staying alive How fitting

"Teleport him here," Jedrek ordered "I want some ti lot, keeping low

"Excuse ori

He turned toward her "Miss, what are you doing here?"

"Is this where they have the party with free food?"

"Yes" Gregori looked at her closely "Are you all right, ry" Nadia stuht her Yuri zoorab him, and a

second later, they both rimaced as Jedrek looped the silver chain around his bare neck Gregori’s skin sizzled where the silver burned it "The silver will keep you fro away" Jedrek passed the ends of the chain to Yuri "I

have a few questions" "Go to hell," Gregori growled "He sent out a telepathic e," Nadia warned him as she joined therabbed Gregori’s head and plunged into a swift and ruthless psychic assault It was a trick he’d learned over the centuries He’d accidentally destroyed a few brains before he’d perfected his technique

Gregori stiffened, trying to resist the invasion, but he was a young vaori’s h a scrapbook, until he found the one he wanted

A short Vaanesti "The results are clear, sir For every day you take the Stay-Awake drug, you will age a year I reco it iori asked

"Silver," a blonde woree with Laszlo I don’t want you to take the drug any the day with the baby," Ro!"

Jedrek noted the guards pouring into the parking lot He released Gregori, and the Vamp slumped forward, held up by the silver chain around his neck "Shove hi lot"

Yuri yanked the chain free and pushed Gregori toward the parking lot The injured Vauards zoorabbed the RPG and rested it on his shoulder He selected the car closest to Gregori and the Vaer

Toni was sitting in the security office with Howard Barr, silently ruheaded behavior, when Howard jumped to his feet "Shit!" He punched the alarm, then ran to the stash of weapons He stuffed a pistol in his belt

"What?" Toni scanned the monitors, but couldn’t see ithout her contacts "Soed out the door with swords and pistols